Prevalence of Contact Child Sexual Abuse Victimization in the US: Perpetration Types and Cohort Differences

Luciana C. Assini-Meytin, Rebecca L. Fix, Yi Sun, David Finkelhor, Elizabeth J. Letourneau, Keith L. Kaufman, Ben Mathews, Department of Mental Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Crimes Against Children Research Center, University of New Hampshire, Department of Psychology, Portland State University, Law School, Queensland University of Technology

Child Maltreatment

Published online on March 13, 2026

Abstract

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We investigated the prevalence of contact child sexual abuse (CSA) victimization in the US by comparing perpetration types in two adult cohorts. Participants included a nationally representative sample of adults aged 18–22 (n= 3,174) and 32–36 (n= 3,237)...