Serious question- I suspect a child I babsit has been sexually abused. HELP!?

I think you need to try to spend more time with this girl and just make her feel safe until you can get her to open up to you. I don't know how old she is but for this to be taken serious there needs to be some kind of proof or evidence. Good luck and please be 100% sure before you do anything rash and ruin a family.

You need to do the right thing. If you have these suspicions you should report it. You have a moral obligation, and possibly a legal one as a caregiver.

CPS and the Police are the proper authorities to report this to. It is unfortunate if they investigated similar matters with this family before and could not substantiate the abuse. That does not mean you shouldn't contact them now. They may be able to prove it this time. The earlier complaints may make them think twice about signing off on it this time.

If you don't report and get it investigated you may have trouble dealing with the fact you did nothing (since you care enough to write your question).

If youre her legal guardian why dont you prevent her from seeing these creeps. If youre just her godmother and not her legal guardian then you need to call the police and cps again with your lawyer involved, take her to the doctor to have a checkup and if they decide to take her away from them, authorities usually like to place kids with other family or close freinds instead of foster home so make sure your lawyer knows that you are willing to take this little girl.

Good luck...thats very big of you for not turning your cheek on this kind of situation.

The police can do a lot. They will investigate the situation. It it's serious and true they will take the child away. You have got to call the police!!!!! The police are there to protect everyone.Report it as child neglect. I work at a Courthouse and know this. CALL THE POLICE!!!!!!!!! They may call Child Protection services. Explain everything that you wrote. CALL THE POLICE this is serious!!!!

i was abused for 4 yrs went to the cops basicly every year and never got a court date and my parents paid off several people in social services and other departments to keep me in their custody. the only thing you can do is be there for them to talk to you. the laws do not protect children. if you know for sure it wasnt the parents you MIGHT be able to get something started in the way of justice, but those things are hard to prove and those sick freaks take advantage of that i am sorry but its the truth.

PLEASE: Tell your mother and father. Tell your Priest of Minister. Tell a trained Psychologist in private practice. Tell a Fireman. Tell a Mandatory Reporter.

Be accurate about what you saw. Write down exactly where the suspicious looking areas were; what the child said, when she said it; her demeanor. Everything you can remember.

Also, have an adult look into the parent's history and are either of them a registered sex offender; check the registry in your state, fed. gov't. Do you live in the U.S.

Please please please do not think that they will not do anything. Don't worry about yourself and worry only abuot the child.

Thank you and let us know what you did. I will pray for you and this child tonight and everyday ...

i would not place lots faith interior the newborn secure practices device--particularly in the experience that your daughter has a pass on your (with a bit of luck) ex-husband each time quickly. call the police--have THEM fill out a checklist. Then call DFS. pass to a medical institution--have THEM fill out a checklist and take photos. Then call DFS. hire a criminal expert. Have the criminal expert stick to up the police checklist and medical institution checklist and image in court docket to get a restraining order against the bastard. on a similar time as they advise properly, DFS is possibly overloaded with circumstances besides.

If you are the guardian, don't allow access or at least unsupervised access to the child by the perp.

keep going back to the police/CPS until you get action...some PROOF would help as well

HAVE YOU TAKEN HER TO A DR.?

LET THE DR. HELP YOU DECIDE.

GOOD FOR YOU AND GOD BLESS AND HELP YOU.