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Etymology edit

Compound of child +‎ sex abuse.

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child sex abuse (uncountable)

  1. (crime) Synonym of child molestation.
    • 2022 April 14, Olga Khazan, “Republicans Have Sex Ed All Wrong”, in The Atlantic[1]:
      A 2020 study that examined three decades of research on sex education found that comprehensive sex ed that begins in elementary school can help prevent child sex abuse, among other benefits.
    • 2022 April 15, Charles Hymas, “Online child sex abuse up by 27 per cent in two years”, in The Telegraph[2]:
      Online child sex abuse has increased by 27 per cent in just two years, as the NSPCC called for tougher laws to combat “digital breadcrumbing” that signposts paedophiles to illegal content.

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