PETALING JAYA: Boys, who are victims of child sex abuse find it difficult to open up to parents or other adults, as they tend to believe that they should be strong enough to fight off the perpetrators, experts say.
Consultant paediatrician and adolescent medicine specialist Dr N. Thiyagar said some boys have lived with guilt or shame, feeling that they were not “man” enough to protect themselves.
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