Robertson, A. (2010) Child sexual abuse. Southern African Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 1, 2, pp. 32-38

Child sexual abuse is one form of child abuse and neglect which is: any interaction (including sexual abuase) or lack of interacion between a child and his or her parent and other caregiver which results in deliberate harm to the child's physical and developmental state. Children have been sexually abused from as young as 6 months. All forms of sexual activity have been reported from fondling and mutual masturbation througt to fellatio, attempted or completed sexual intercourse and sodomy.