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I just want to dispel a myth I've seen mentioned a number of times in the course of this thread, though it's not directly related to the book in question. People keep talking about a stranger offering a child some candy and how kids have to be taught not to talk to strangers. The reality is that the vast, vast majority (over 80%) of child sexual abuse is done by someone who knows the child very well, a relative (the most common form of child sexual abuse), a teacher, a coach, a close friend of the family. This business of discussing the stranger giving a child candy just perpetuates a myth.
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