Indicators of the Sexual Abuser
In the family where sexual abuse is occurring, the abusive adult may:
- be overly protective of the child
- refuse to allow the child to participate in social activities
- be jealous of the child’s friends or activities
- accuse the child of promiscuity
- distrust the child
- have marital problems
- need to be in control or fear losing control
- be domineering, rigid, or authoritarian
- favor a “special” child in the family
- have been sexually abused himself/herself