Sexual Abuse Essays and Research Papers

​#METOO was originally created in 1997, after the founder of the movement sat across from a 13-year-old victim who shared her story of being sexually abused. Tarana Burke created a nonprofit organization, Just Be Inc., which sought resources for victims of sexual harassment and assault when the social media platform was My Space. Ten years…

This literature review is focusing on specific laws relating to the statute of limitation on sexual abuse cases. The Statute of Limitation is identified as, “Specifically, procedural rules establishing time limits that regulate a plaintiff’s ability to pursue legal actions—flow from legislative and judicial sources, have existed for centuries and today are largely ubiquitous” (book…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the experience of twelve people who had been sexually abused by Roman Catholic priests. They wanted to determine whether the trauma they experienced carried characteristics that were distinct from sexual abuse by other perpetrators. The researchers also reviewed whether the characteristics from this unique trauma fell within…

Random Family was published in 2003 and is the product of a decade of research and interviews by Adrian Nicole LeBlanc. The book provides the reader with a detailed and intimate look into the everyday lives of people from the poor sections of the Bronx. It mainly focuses on two Puerto Rican teenagers, Coco Rodriguez…

Most parents are at least 80% sure that they are doing everything they can to protect their kids from anything that might harm them out in the big bad world. They take them to the bus stop and watch them go off to school. They censor what their kids can see on the internet. They…

In 1996 teacher Mary Kay LeTourneau repeatedly raped 12-year-old Vili Fualaau, a student in her sixth-grade class. Despite conviction of child rape charges, she served only a six-month jail sentence. Although ordered to stay away from her victim, two weeks after her release in 1998 she was caught in the midst of a sexual encounter…

The author of the short story Rape Fantasies is Margaret Atwood-She is a renowned Canadian writer of poetry and fiction, she is best known for her novel The Handmaids Tail. The short story that I chose Rape Fantasies comes from Atwood’s first collection of short stories called Dancing girls and Other Stories. “Remember no one…

Globally, around 120 million girls have forced intercourse or another forced sexual act in their lifetime (Borgen Project 2018). The ubiquity of sexual assault and violence against women is rooted and systematic, making it one of the most prominent examples of gender inequality to date. Gender inequality is the idea ad situation that women and…