“儿童性虐待”是一种会对儿童心灵和肉体造成严重伤害的犯罪行为。近年来,儿童性虐待已成为全社会日益关注的问题,不少国家已开始制订其相关法律,加大了对这类犯罪的打击力度。那么什么叫“儿童性虐待”呢? 不同国家或不同学者对儿童性虐待的定义有不同界定。美国是儿童性虐待案件发生较高的国家,这方面 “Child sexual abuse” is a criminal act that can cause serious harm to the child’s heart and body. In recent years, child sexual abuse has become a growing concern of the whole society. Many countries have started to formulate their relevant laws and stepped up the crackdown on such crimes. So what is “child sexual abuse”? Different countries or different scholars have different definitions of child sexual abuse. The United States is a country where child sexual abuse cases have taken a higher toll