They discussed this at the PATH training. Sexual abuse can be anything from being forced to watch explicit movies, being forced to watch adults(even their parents) in sexual situations or activities, to being physically sexually abused.

I've read posts on other forums here berating the CW for "not telling us about sexual abuse". How can you make a child tell you everything that has happened to them? You certainly can't expect the adults in their life, who are often the perpetrators, to admit to every horrible thing they let happen to, or did to their child.

What they said at PATH is if the child tells you of sexual abuse, you cannot react. As much as you want to, you cannot condemn the parent (or uncle, or friend) that did this to them. You should reassure the child that they did nothing wrong and that you still love them and will protect them so that never happens again.

We get placed in such difficult positions! One can only hope that we say and do the right thing to heal the child and help them feel safe and loved.