Sexual Abuse

“Sexual abuse” includes any form of non-consensual sexual conduct, including but not limited to unwanted or inappropriate touching, rape, sodomy, sexual coercion, sexually explicit photographing, and sexual harassment.

Signs of sexual abuse include:

• bruises around the breasts or genital area;
• genital infections, vaginal or anal bleeding;
• difficulty walking or sitting;
• torn, stained, or bloody underclothing;
• the vulnerable adult refuses to bathe; or
• the vulnerable adult reports being sexually abused.

Sexual abuse also includes any sexual conduct between a staff person, who is not also a resident or client, of a facility or a staff person of a program authorized under chapter 71A.12 RCW, and a vulnerable adult living in that facility or receiving service from a program authorized under chapter 71A.12 RCW, whether or not it is consensual.