• JUHIE MOHAN

Sexual abuse of children, both males and females, is a silenced but widespread phenomenon. It leaves deep rooted physical, social as well as psychological scars on the innocent child victim who is indisputably defenceless and least responsible for any “provocation”. This research paper is a testimony that sexual violence against children by adult acquaintances is not a utopian concept but it is a social reality that is unrecognized and waiting to be constructed. Victims as well as their families prefer to keep it in strict confidence as disclosing means stigmatization of the child because of the prejudiced socio-cultural laws.

Sexual Abuse, Incest, Acquaintance, Child, Stigma, Child Sexual Abuse

"Sexual Abuse of Children by Acquaintances: A Result of Poor Impulse Control or Biased Socio-cultural Laws?", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.327-339, June-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908C42.pdf

"Sexual Abuse of Children by Acquaintances: A Result of Poor Impulse Control or Biased Socio-cultural Laws?", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp327-339, June-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908C42.pdf