• Forced to participate in sexual abuse of loved one

• Forced to witness sexual abuse of loved one

• Forced into bestiality

• Forced prostitution

• Forced to choose the loved one to be next 

• Beaten for not performing correctly

• Submit to sexual contact or be beaten 

• Listen to a rape in the next room

Threatening Words for Fear of Discovery

• Tells child state will take them away if they tell
• Tells young child mother will be hurt if they tell
• Threatening the child to "keep our little secret"

• Threats of death to child
• Threats of death against loved ones
• Threats of death to pet
• Threats backed up with a show of violence

• Witness to family brutality
• Witness sibling sexually tortured or teased
• Witness assault of loved one
• Witness relentless sexual battering of loved one
• Witness sexual violence against pets
• Witness assault of family acquaintance
• Witness to incest 
• Witness to relentless sexual violence
• Witness to sex crimes against others

Child Sexual Trauma                             

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