Reply #18: The sad truth is... [View All]

[CoffeeCat]

...that there is a very high rate of sexual abuse in the foster care system.

I know that there are many good people who are foster parents, and I don't quite
understand the dynamics of why this happens.

However, it is true. Children in the foster care system are sexually abused at
even higher rates than children who are not in the system. That's saying a lot,
since sexual abuse happens to 1 in 4 girls and 1 in 7 boys--before the age of 18.

Fact is, childhood sexual abuse is a deplorable epidemic in this country, and no one
wants to deal with it.

The satellite trucks roll out when a child is abducted by a stranger, but that type of
sexual abuse is so rare. Hundreds of children in each town and city in this country--will
be sexually abused tonight in their own beds.

No satellite trucks and no news media for these children. No one wants to talk about it.