Saturday, September 04, 2010
What is Abuse in Georgia?
Sexual Abuse: Child sexual abuse is a form of child maltreatment in which contacts or interactions occur between a child under 16 and another person, during which the child is being used for the sexual stimulation of that adult or another person.
Physical Abuse: Physical abuse is injury to a child under the age of 18 by other than accidental means by a parent or caretaker which results in bruises, welts, fractures, burns, cuts, internal injuries, etc. Physical injury is defined as bodily harm or hurt.