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Physical Abuse
Sexual Abuse
Sexual Exploitation
Mental/Emotional Abuse
Severe Neglect
General Neglect
Physical Abuse refers to a physical injury, inflicted by other than accidental
means, on a child by another person.
Some examples of physical abuse are: beating, unjustifiable corporal punishment
and homicide. Any homicide of a child must be reported, including gang activity
related homicides.
Sexual Abuse includes
sexual assault, exploitation, rape, incest, sodomy, or lewd
and lascivious acts upon the body of a minor; oral copulation,
penetration
of genital or anal openings by foreign object; child molesting, penetration of
vagina or anus by penis; sexual contact between genitals or anus by mouth or
tongue; intrusion into genitals or anus by any object; intentional touching of
genitals or intimate parts to arouse or gratify; intentional masturbation of
perpetrator’s genitals in child’s presence.
Sexual Exploitation means sending or bringing into the state, for the sale or
distribution, matter depicting sexual conduct by minors; employment of a minor
to perform prohibited acts; depicting by film, photograph, videotape, etc., sexual
conduct by a minor; aiding, promoting, coercing, etc., a child to perform obscene
sexual acts for the purpose of producing pictorial depictions.
Mental/Emotional Abuse is the infliction of mental or emotional suffering on
a child. Although mandated reporters have the legal option to report or not report
mental/emotional abuse, if they do report this type of child abuse to a Child
Protective Agency (CPS), CPS must investigate and send a report to the Department
of Justice.
An example of mental/emotional abuse is excessive verbal harassment.
Severe Neglect means
that a child’s
welfare has been risked or endangered or has been ignored to the point where
the child has failed to thrive. Generally,
the standard is that a child has been physically harmed or a very high probability
exists that acts or omissions by responsible persons would lead to physical harm.
An example of severe neglect is failure to provide adequate medical care that
could lead to death.
General Neglect refers to the negligent failure of a parent or caretaker to provide
adequate food, clothing, shelter, medical care or supervision, where no physical
injury to the child has occurred.
An example of general neglect is a parent who does not send a child to school
or one who does not get needed medical care for a child.
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