Delayed disclosure and disrupted communication during forensic investigation of child sexual abuse: a study of 47 corroborated cases

Aim: To study factors of relevance for the understanding of disclosure of child sexual abuse. Methods: Cases from a Swedish district court involving 47 children in which allegations of child sexual abuse had been corroborated by a confession from the defendant were studied. Results: Delayed disclosu...

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Published in:Acta Paediatrica 2002-01, Vol.91 (12), p.1391-1396
Main Authors: Sjöberg, RL, Lindblad, F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Age Factors
Child
Child Abuse, Sexual - psychology
Child maltreatment
Disclosure
Female
Forensic Medicine
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Male
Medicin och hälsovetenskap
resistance
sexual abuse
testimony
Time Factors
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Summary:Aim: To study factors of relevance for the understanding of disclosure of child sexual abuse. Methods: Cases from a Swedish district court involving 47 children in which allegations of child sexual abuse had been corroborated by a confession from the defendant were studied. Results: Delayed disclosure was related to a close relationship with the perpetrator and young age at the first experience of abuse. Disrupted communication during the police interview was related to less violent abuse. Conclusion: The findings highlight the importance of social factors in children's disclosure of sexual abuse.
ISSN:0803-5253
1651-2227
1651-2227
DOI:10.1111/j.1651-2227.2002.tb02839.x