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For example..if its involving someone you know (family), and they are violent, but you don't resist, I know they are accountible, but is that abuse/ or rape?

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Hi esthersvirtue,

I’m wondering if you are referring to physical abuse without any sexual stuff involved. If you are, in my eyes that would be called child abuse. If someone in the family is violent towards a child by hitting, kicking, restraining, throwing, etc... that is child abuse even if the child does not resist. To me, rape is when anything sexual is involved. Whether it’s violent or not and whether the child resists or not, a family member who’s doing sexual acts with a child is called both child sexual abuse and rape. I’m just trying to understand your question a little better but if this isn’t what you were looking for... just ignore.

Hugs. ~ Bee