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	Being Sensitive to Victims of Sexual Abuse By Kristine Frederickson Mormon Times November 21, 2010 http://www.mormontimes.com/article/18500/Being-sensitive-to-victims-of-sexual-abuse In classroom settings, particularly in my women's studies classes, I announce that statistically speaking, at least two women in my small audience that day have been sexually abused. One semester two students came to my office, at different times, and each confirmed that yes, they had been raped when they were young. Over the years others have come to discuss the devastation and difficulties that similar assaults have produced. What exactly is sexual abuse? By definition, it involves "any sexually stimulating activity between a child and an adult or another child who is in a position of power, trust or control." Some time ago, one of my brightest BYU students, after the classroom emptied, matter-of-factly announced that she was sexually abused by her father. Tiffany (name changed) explained that at age 10, after assaulting her for a number of years, her father told her that what had happened to her was wrong and if any man tried to do that to her in the future she must resist. He never abused her again: little consolation there.
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