European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 24, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Daily  child abuse physical sexual and emotional can scar for life. The causes Are Many and Complex. The problem is Oft an poorly understood. During april National child abuse prevention month and the month of the military child the stars and stripes takes a look at child abuse in the military Community overseas. In our stories experts define child abuse discuss the damaging effects advice where and what kind of help is available and warn of the danger signs that indicate potentially abusive situations in any family a Suluai rational Tylisa Rivaro the silent horrors by Crystal Laureano Slaff writer a year olo airman dips his 20-Monlh old stepdaughter in water healed la 1501 f to punish her for crying he gets iwo years in jail and a dishonourable discharge an army sergeant convicted of i Scible sodomy with a child under 16 is handed a Livo year Anson term an unmarried air farce sergeant pleads Gushy to sodomy with a Fryear do boy two years in prison dishonourable discharge. An army sergeant sexually abuses a child Over several years and win spend a acne a Isy cars behind bars these Are inc incidents most people recognize As child abuse horror stories Cha  Irr Europe last year. In 19b7, us Reuf reported 1.556 substantiated and suspected child abuse cases Safe. One third Iho size of the army in Europe reported 266 cases the Navy in Europe did not provide statistics on abuse 1  cases have Hien proven by acts when their is Strong evidence Haj Alexise has deemed the Case is Labe fed suspect ind " Twenty nine of the air Force cases and 1 s3 of the army cases involved sexual abuse the publicity that us sounds Iho sons Lional cases particularly those with gruesome Sce Nanos resulting in deaths and courts Narlian presents a distorted View not sexual physical abuse thai leads to serious injury or death or results in Legal action represents Only one percent to live percent or an child abuse cases say military family advocacy of finals the remaining cases 95 percent to 99 percent of non sexual abuse Are Lypps no mistral men caused by wha social workers Call correctable situations said Sharon Davis Usa heur Lar Ruly advocacy program manager some of those correctable situations Stem Horn a Lack of knowledge of child envelopment such As not realizing Ofta you by out and should nol expect from a 2-year-old, Davis said l All 2-Yeftr-Olds Pilch temper tantrums but How Many new mothers Don t know thai their is so much to know about every stage of a child s development but with All no the educational opportunities in our society there is no Taco you can go 10 learn about raising child in the most important responsibility to Cicely puts on  she said the typical a Titbit abuser is not a psychopath a perts say but rather an average Parent struggling to balance the Sticks of