No to the Sexual Abuse of Children!

'SİİRT'te ilköğretim öğrencisi 7 kıza tecavüz ettikleri gerekçesiyle 17 kişinin tutuklanması, 25 kişinin de gözaltına alınması bomba etkisi yarattı. Vali Necati Şentürk, kentte büyük tepki çeken olaya adı karışan iki kamu görevlisinin açığa alındığını söyledi. Siirt Cumhuriyet Başsavcısı Mustafa Karamık, cinsel istismarla ilgili soruşturmanın sürdüğünü ve konu hakkında gizlilik kararı bulunduğunu belirtti.Siirt'te bir ilköğretim okulunda kız kardeşler 16 yaşındaki S.T., ile 14 yaşındaki H.T'ye Müdür Yardımcısı F.K.'nın tecavüz ettiği ve daha sonra kentte başka kişilere pazarlandığı iddia edildi. Bu iddialarla ilgili olarak Cumhuriyet Başsavcılığı'nın yürüttüğü soruşturma kapsamında bugüne kadar, 7 ayrı kıza tecavüz edildiği gerekçesiyle 17 kişi tutuklandı, 25 kişi gözaltına alındı. Siirt Cumhuriyet Başsavcısı Mustafa Karamık, soruşturmanın halen sürdüğünü ve soruşturma kapsamında gizlilik kararı aldıklarını açıkladı. Karamık, basında çıkan haberler üzerine de ayrı bir soruşturma başlattıklarını söyledi.'

This morning, while I was reading the news on the internet, these news drew my attention and it curdled my blood. Unfortunately in recent years, such incidents have increased rapidly. So that today I want to talk about child sexual abuse.

According to the definition of wikipedia, child sexual abuse is a form of child abuse in which an adult or older adolescent abuses a child for sexual stimulation. Often these involve body contact, but not always. Exposing one's genitals to children or pressuring them for sex is sexual abuse. In the light of the researches, it can be found that most sexual abusers know the child they abuse. They may be family friends, neighbors or babysitters. About one-third of abusers are related to the child. Most abusers are men. On the other hand, sexual abuse by a family member is a form of incest, and can result in more serious and long-term psychological trauma, especially in the case of parental incest. Sexually abused children and their families should get help from family physicians, clinics and psychiatric consultation.The most-often reported form of incest is father-daughter and stepfather-daughter incest, with most of the remaining reports consisting of mother/stepmother- daughter/son incest. Although there are several abuse cases that are reported, there are also the ones that are not reported. Because the children are afraid to tell anyone what has happened or the abuser may threaten the child with violence or loss of love.

Well, how we prevent our children from sexual abuse? According to experts, parents can prevent or lessen the chance of sexual abuse by:
- Telling children that if someone tries to touch your body and do things that make you feel funny, say NO to that person and tell me right away
- Teaching children that respect does not mean blind obedience to adults and to authority, for example, don't tell children to, Always do everything the teacher or baby-sitter tells you to do
- Encouraging professional prevention programs in the local school system

I talked about this unpleasent topic today because I wanted to raise awareness and I also wanted everbody to taken precautions. I wish for a world where our children, siblings, nephews and nieces live safely.. No to the sexual abuse of children!