Children-living-through-sexual-exploitation-in-NZ-Factsheet-final.pdf [pdf, 187 KB]
...and acknowledge coercion, grooming, and transaction dynamics. Harm is made worse when victims are told they are lying, confused, or to blame Institutional betrayal describes the violation of trust that occurs when institutions expected to protect (e.g. police, schools, child protection services) instead disbelieve, punish, or retraumatise victims. What matters is not just whether someone disclosed their abuse, but also how the person or system responded. Many victims did e...