Estimates of the number of children sexually abused each year range from approximately
A. 40,000140,000.
B. 80,000180,000.
C. 240,000340,000.
D. 500,000600,000.
Question 2
Estimates of the number of children who are sexually abused each year are considered underestimates for each of the following reasons EXCEPT that
A. often those who are sexually abused are also physically or psychologically abused, so they are classified differently.
B. the definitions of child sexual abuse may not include some types of sexual abuse or molestation (e.g., stranger-perpetrated).
C. children may not report the sexual abuse, and therefore a report is not filed.
D. children who disclosed their abuse may not have had it substantiated.