Sexual abuse and exploitation includes all of the following EXCEPT:

• A. Ridiculing or shaming a child
• B. Touching a child in a sexual way
• C. Exposing a child to pornography
• D. Forcing a child to engage in sexual activity

Answer: (A)

Sexual abuse and exploitation involve acts that have a sexual component with a child or involve exposing a child to sexual material. T touching a child in a sexual way, exposing a child to pornography, and forcing a child to engage in sexual activity all fit that definition because they involve sexual contact or sexual content with a minor.

Ridiculing or shaming a child, while harmful and a serious form of abuse, does not inherently involve a sexual act or exposure to sexual material. It’s emotional or psychological abuse, not sexual abuse. That makes it the exception here.