SEXUAL ASSAULT

The Family Resource Counseling Center (FRCC) prides itself on being a resource in the West Los Angeles area, adjacent to Beverly Hills and Santa Monica. It is a private practice therapy office providing services for infants, children, adolescents, adults, families, and couples. A variety of support and educational groups are available as well as testing and assessment. At FRCC we provide counseling for issues of abuse and trauma, individually or in a group or family setting. We provide links below to assist you in gathering support and information.

Sexual abuse is sexual assault or sexual exploitation as defined below:

Sexual assault includes rape, statutory rape, rape in concert, incest, sodomy, lewd or lascivious acts upon a child, oral copulation, sexual penetration, or child molestation.

Sexual exploitation refers to any of the following:

• Depicting a minor engaged in obscene acts; preparing, selling, or distributing obscene matter that depicts minors; employing a minor to perform obscene acts
• Knowingly permitting or encouraging a child to engage in, or assisting others to engage in, prostitution or a live performance involving obscene sexual conduct, or to either pose or model alone or with others for purposes of preparing a film, photograph, negative, slide, drawing, painting, or other pictorial depiction, involving obscene sexual conduct
• Depicting a child in, or knowingly developing, duplicating, printing, or exchanging any film, photograph, video tape, negative, or slide in which a child is engaged in an act of obscene sexual conduct

Standards for Reporting

     - The incident was willfully caused or permitted  

     - Harm was inflicted by non-accidental means 

This information is based on the California State Statute, provided by National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information (http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/general/legal/statutes/search/searchresults.cfm):

 Abuse is a very difficult subject to confront, often becoming a “family secret.” However, in order to begin the healing process, it is often necessary to receive psychological help outside of the family. A caring, nurturing environment where issues of trauma and abuse can be discussed safely is essential to recovery.

LINKS:

Sexual Assault Information Page
http://www.cs.utk.edu/~bartley/saInfoPage.html