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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a parent who dealt with this at Washington Hebrew, I want to pass along some words of advice. If you suspect your child has been a victim here or any other time in their life, immediately speak with your pediatrician (they will fit you in same day and are, sadly, very familiar with this process) or go to the police who will have a forensic psychologist speak with your child.

DO NOT ask them a million leading questions about if they have been touched by, creeped out by, etc by the accused. It goes against every fiber of a parents being, but do not do it.
If you have a young child, they can only be questioned ONCE by a professional and that one time can count as their statement and their testimony as well. Young children do not take the stand and cannot be re-interviewed and re-questioned, as it can be damaging for them.

If you ask your child many questions prior to their speaking with police or a doctor, that can be considered "leading" and, because they cannot be cross examined on the stand, result their statement/complaint to be dismissed or not included. This is one of the big reasons the case against the Washington Hebrew offender never went to trial.

No one tells you this until it is too late!

Adding on to this, Darkness 2 Light - https://www.d2l.org/education/5-steps/step-1/ - is an amazing organization that can help parents identify and prevent sexaul abuse. Once we all better informed, we can hopefully notice and help stop this horrible behavior. 1 in 10 American children will be sexually abused by the time they are 18, only 86% of cases are ever reported, and 90% of children know their abuser!

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Sending you a virtual hug.  Thank you for helping others and hope your children are doing great[/quote]

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