Sexual abuse of boys
N. S. Ellerstein and J. W. Canavan
In a retrospective review of 145 sexually abused children, 11% were male.
The boys were more likely to be assaulted in a public place than were
girls, and boys were more prone to physical injury. The relationship of the
perpetrator to the child was similar for boys and girls as was the age of
the children. This study emphasizes the existence of boys as victims of
sexual abuse.
