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DH and I were adament about no sexual abuse because of our young children and the risk of a child being a perpetrator, but our cw got us to reconsider as long as they don't act out it would be okay. Some estimates say 90% (if not all) children in foster care have had sexual abuse so the odds of finding one with none are slim. Most just aren't known until afterwards. If they weren't abused in their birth family, it could have occured at the hands of another foster child. I also believe not everyone sexually abused will act out. There are precautions, such as a motion alarm on the bedroom doorway at night, that can be used. Me personally, I'd be more concerned about how she has acted now and most recently and how severe the abuse was. There are many levels.
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