Jameson writes: Observant parents often see signs of abuse in their own children.
Emotional - The child may become sullen or fearful- change in attitude. The child becomes less than enthusiastic about being with the person who is physically hurting them.
And there are the physical symptoms. A child who has been sexually assaulted - - and I am talking about something entering the vagina - - will not walk the same - - it hurts! and it shows!
Physical evidence - - like blood in the panties of a little girl - that is a clear indication of a big problem.
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While the above symptoms may occur, it is not 100% certain that you will see these signs in an abused child. What Jameson and the others claiming no prior child abuse dont understand is that wounds, even INTERNAL WOUNDS, heal. This means that a child can be abused over a period of time and have the injuries heal, leaving no telltale traces of the abuse. Certainly, if a child becomes pregnant and contracts some sexually transmitted disease this is clear indication; however, child abuse and child abusers is often times not that certain. However, in JBR's case, we have some indication of prior abuse -- "erosion" and "opening at 1 cm x 1 cm."
It is true that hymens vary in appearance and JonBenets hymen was not torn. As they should know, injuries from hymens can heal and over time it may be impossible to tell whether sexual abuse had taken place. This does not, however, exclude the possibility of prior sexual abuse.
We still have an opening measured at 1 cm x 1 cm. While there is question about normal size, for a 6 year old, this does appear to be abnormal.
Genital Findings
High-probability findings specific to the genitalia include the following:
--vaginal opening greater than 5 mm
http://www.calib.com/nccanch/pubs/usermanuals/sexabuse/indicate.cfm
Now: All of the sections contain vascular congestion and focal (IN SOME SPOTS) interstitial (WALLS OF THE VAGINA) chronic inflammation. The smallest piece of tissue, from the 7:00 position of the vaginal wall/hymen, contains epithelial (SURFACE) erosion (with underlying capillary congestion. A small number of red blood cells is presented on the eroded surface, as is birefringent foreign material. Acute inflammatory infiltrate is not seen.
Firstly, the injury at the 7:00 position indicates digital (or some object) penetration, not penile. Since birefringent foreign material was found, it has been speculated that the paintbrush was used the night she was killed.
Vascular congestion means more than normal amount of blood in the vessels caused by an injury. At the 7:00 position, cells had eroded (worn away). Unless this was a brutal attack and since the hymen was not torn, the molestation was not particularly brutal (although and I always preface this by saying any molestation is wrong), the erosion of the cells occurred over a period of time.
What causes erosion? Erosion is the eating away or wearing away of the surface layer of a tissue, usually because of physical abrasion or inflammatory processes. Medline Ency. A place where surface tissue has gradually been destroyed.
-also-
- The action of of gradually destroying a substrate (medical terminology may refer to tissue or tooth enamel) by chemical or physical means.
http://212.187.155.84/pass_06june/subdirectories_for_search/Glossary&References_Cont
This erosive process did not happen over night. Some will argue this is a result of bubble bath, infection from antibiotics, poor toiling hygiene; however, when you couple this with hymenal opening of "1 cm x 1 cm," it add significant weight to the argument of prior abuse.
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In actuality, the injuries that JBR sustained the night this "intruder" sadistically molested, tortured and killed her, further dispel the this myth of a sadistic, pedophile kidnapper murderer.