This study explores the characteristics and the outcomes of sexual abuse (SA) according to the victim’s sex. The children (aged from 6 to 12 years old) and their non abusive parent (n = 118) were evaluated in parallel to a comparison group of non sexually abused children. Analyses revealed few differences in symptoms related to victim’s sex. A Group x Sex interaction is found for anxiety and posttraumatic stress symptoms (marginal), suggesting that female victims report more symptoms than male victims. Results also reveal that victims are more symptomatic than children without a history of SA for all variables considered. While some characteristics of SA children appear different according to sex, they did not contribute to the prediction of outcomes.