What is the likelihood of a child disclosing their abuse to their parents?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Rouse, H034647 (Cal. App. 2012):
Disclosure to family members is very rare, because children do not want to upset the family. Disclosure to the police is even rarer, even if the family knows about the abuse. . . . The younger a victim is when the abuse begins, the less likely it is that he or she will disclose it ___" (People v. Hernandez (2011) 200 Cal.App.4th 953, 962.)
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