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"Sexual abuse is taking advantage of a child through any act that is designed to sexually stimulate a child or to use a child to sexually stimulate someone else."

This includes the following actions:

1. Touching a child in a way that makes her feel uncomfortable:
   1. on “sexual” parts of the body, such as genitals, breasts, buttocks;
   2. on “non-sexual” parts of the body, but in a sexual manner.
2. Vaginal or anal penetration of a child with fingers, a penis, or other objects.
3. Getting a child to perform oral sex on the abuser, or abuser performing oral sex on the child.
4. Getting a child to touch abuser’s private parts (i.e. vagina, breasts, penis, buttocks).
5. Having a child look at sexual pictures or pose for sexual pictures.
6. Exposing oneself to a child.
7. Finding ways to see a child naked or partially undressed.
8. Talking to a child about sex in ways that make her feel nervous.
9. Talking to a child about her body or other personal things in ways that make her uncomfortable.

(Mather & Debye 5-6)

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