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Child Sexual Abuse & Protection Laws

This document discusses child sexual abuse and protection laws in the Philippines. It defines a child as anyone under 18 years old, and in some circumstances those over 18 who cannot care for themselves. Child sexual abuse is outlined as employing, persuading or coercing a child into sexual acts. The types of child abuse are identified, including physical, psychological, labor exploitation, trafficking, neglect and sexual exploitation. Several laws are mentioned that provide protection against child abuse, rape, sexual harassment, violence against women and children, child labor and child pornography.

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Child Sexual Abuse & Protection Laws

This document discusses child sexual abuse and protection laws in the Philippines. It defines a child as anyone under 18 years old, and in some circumstances those over 18 who cannot care for themselves. Child sexual abuse is outlined as employing, persuading or coercing a child into sexual acts. The types of child abuse are identified, including physical, psychological, labor exploitation, trafficking, neglect and sexual exploitation. Several laws are mentioned that provide protection against child abuse, rape, sexual harassment, violence against women and children, child labor and child pornography.

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CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AND

PROTECTION (CSAP)

DIVINE MAE M. PASINABO, RSW


Municipal Link
Who is a Child?

a Any person below 18 years of age

a Above 18 years of age, but incapable of


taking care of him/herself because of
certain circumstances
CHILD ABUSE
• Act of deliberately inflicting physical
injuries upon a child
• Unreasonable deprivation of child' s basic
needs
• Any act which debases or demeans the
intrinsic worth and dignity of a child as a
human being
Types of Child Abuse:

• Physical Abuse/Maltreatment
• Psychological Abuse
• Child Labor
• Child Trafficking
• Child Neglect
• Sexual Exploitation
• Child Sexual Abuse
What is
Child Sexual Abuse ?
Child Sexual Abuse
- includes the employment, persuasion,
inducement, enticement or coercion of a
child to engage in, or assist another person
to engage in, sexual intercourse or
lascivious conduct, or the molestation,
prostitution of or incest with children
Child Sexual Abuse

-occurs when a person, whether young or


old, male or female, uses a child for his or
her own sexual gratification.
Child Sexual Abuse can involve:
Forcing Threatening

Tricking
Protection Laws against Sexual
Abuse of Children:
• Republic Act 7610:
-Special Protection of Children against Abuse,
Exploitation and Discrimination Act

• Republic Act 8353:


-The Anti-Rape Law of 1997

• Republic Act 7877:


-Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 1995

• Republic Act 9262:


-Anti-Violence against Women and Their Children Act of
2004
• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7658:
-AN ACT PROHIBITING THE EMPLOYMENT OF
CHILDREN BELOW 15 YEARS OF AGE IN PUBLIC AND
PRIVATE UNDERTAKINGS, AMENDING FOR THIS
PURPOSE SECTION 12, ARTICLE VIII OF R. A. 7610.

•Republic Act No. 9231 December 19, 2003


-AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ELIMINATION OF THE
WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR AND AFFORDING
STRONGER PROTECTION FOR THE WORKING CHILD,
AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACTNO.
7610, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "
SPECIAL PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AGAINST CHILD
ABUSE, EXPLOITATION AND DISCRIMINATION ACT“
RA 9775

-AN ACT DEFINING THE CRIME OF CHILD


PORNOGRAPHY, PRESCRIBING PENALTIES
THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

-The Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009


Took effect 6 February 2010 ,IRR took effect
on 13 July 2010
Defining Child Pornography

■ Any representation of a child engaged or


involved in real or simulated explicit sexual
activities visual, audio, written or a
combination thereof by electronic,
mechanical, digital, optical, magnetic or any
other means
THANK YOU….

…NEXT!!! 

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