![]() ![]() Q: Can an act be considered sexual abuse or sexual harassment if the perpetrator is a minor, but not a UC?Ī: Yes, a child perpetrator can include another UC, another child residing at the same care provider facility (e.g., a participant in the Unaccompanied Refugee Minors (URM) program), or a child with whom a UC may have contact (e.g., a classmate at school). Revised 08/02/23 4.1.5 Questions and Answers about the Definitions Inappropriate sexual behavior includes singular instances of inappropriate, sexual, derogatory, or offensive conduct that (1) are not serious enough to rise to the level of sexual abuse, and (2) have not occurred repeatedly so as to constitute sexual harassment. Posted 2/5/18 4.1.4 Inappropriate Sexual Behavior Sexual harassment of a minor by an ADULT includes: repeated verbal comments, gestures, phone calls, emails, texts social media messages, pictures sent or shown, or other electronic communication of a sexual nature to a child by a staff member, grantee, contractor, or volunteer, including demeaning references to gender, sexually suggestive or derogatory comments about body or clothing, or obscene language or gestures. Sexual harassment of a minor by another MINOR includes: repeated and unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, or verbal comments, gestures, phone calls, emails, texts, social media messages, pictures sent or shown, other electronic communication, or actions of a derogatory or offensive sexual nature. Sexual harassment includes different acts depending on whether the perpetrator is a minor or an adult. Sexual harassment is defined in ORR regulations at 45 C.F.R. Examples include inappropriately viewing a child perform bodily functions or bathing or requiring a child to expose his or her buttocks, genitals, or breasts or recording images of all or part of a child’s naked body or part of a child performing bodily functions. Voyeurism is an invasion of privacy of a child by a staff member, grantee, contractor, or volunteer for reasons unrelated to official duties. ![]()
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