Studies have shown that molested victims may develop problems relating to Depression, Fear, Anxiety and Sexual dysfunction. The consequences may be short lived but can also last for a long time if the emotional trauma faced by the victim is large. There are evidences that suggest that the victim also suffers from mental health problems after victimization.

In the case of Child Molestation, the consequences or the repercussions may be more severe. Sexually abused or molested children often withdraw themselves from their daily activities. They have a feeling of guilt within them for having witnessed such an incident. They are too young to understand what it was and also refrain from discussing it with parents or teachers. Sometimes the perpetrators of the Crime are from the inner circle of the family and hence the children are too scared too talk to their parents about it.

In some rare unfortunate cases it so happens that the child who gets molested may actually begin to enjoy the experience and thus maybe on the lookout for more of them.

Thus at a very young age, they might get interested in sexual activity and hence may lose focus at studies. Such children need to be counseled and made to understand that what they went through was criminal. It also may happen that the molested of today becomes the molester of tomorrow. As he had gone through the experience as a child, he might want to try it in the future. These cases have to be curbed and can be done by proper guidance and counseling at a young age itself.