What is Sexual abuse?
{{nosources|date=December 2021}} '''Sexual abuse''' (also called '''sexual molestation''') is when one person forces another person to commit a sexual act, [[Sexual harassment|harassment]] or [[sexual assault]]. A person who commits sexual abuse is called a molester, abuser, or sexual abuser. When a victim of sexual abuse is under the [[age of consent]], it is known as [[child sexual abuse]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=sexual abuse {{!}} Definition, Laws, & Facts {{!}} Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/sexual-abuse|access-date=2022-10-08|website=www.britannica.com|language=en}}</ref> Sexual abuse can lead to many psychological problems, including low [[self-esteem]], [[clinical depression]], [[psychological trauma]] and other [[mental disorder]]s, especially if the victim is a child and/or the abuse is severe. Some groups of people are more likely to be sexually abused than others. It is common knowledge that girls and [[women]] are sexually abused more often than boys and men, and that abusers are usually men. [[Disabled]] people, especially disabled girls, are much more likely than non-disabled people to be sexually abused. They are often abused by authority figures in their lives, such as carers. Disabled people are more vulnerable to sexual assault for a number of reasons. People of different races have different rates of being sexually abused. [[African Americans|African American]] girls and women 12 years old and older experience higher rates of sexual abuse. == Other websites == * {{dmoz|Society/Support_Groups/Sexual_Abuse|Sexual abuse}} * [http://www.rainn.org/ Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network] RAINN is the largest anti-sexual assault organization and operates the National Sexual Assault Hotlines. * [http://creativehealthsource.com/abuse.html Gender Male - False Accusations of Sexual Abuse] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090129140843/http://creativehealthsource.com/abuse.html |date=2009-01-29 }} First-hand accounts from men falsely accused of rape and its effect on their