Additionally, he could be afraid of getting in trouble or even of getting the person abusing him in trouble. When a child feels like the adult he loves and trusts could be becoming upset, worried, angry or even sad by the information he is sharing, he may try to back out of his story to protect the adult. It is common that a child will recant his story. Your son’s disclosure does indicate a warning sign that he is at risk for sexual abuse or is being sexually abused.ĭo Children Recant Disclosures of Sexual Abuse? A child, while often imaginative, cannot make up stories that include specific adult like sexual behaviors without having some exposure to the behaviors.
When a child discloses that he has been touched sexually, it is important to believe what he says.
