Blake D. Carmichael, a child sexual abuse expert, said child abuse experts, in a general consensus, believe "most kids don't tell right away," and the time of disclosure could take months, a year or sometimes after they turn 18,
On the fourth day of the child sex assault case against a 35-year-old Fairfield man, the nature of child sexual abuse specifically child sexual abuse accommodation syndrome was on trial in Solano County Superior Court.
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Out of custody on bail, Timothy J. Martinez, 35, is charged with 10 criminal counts, seven for lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14; two for aggravated sex assault involving oral copulation; and one for an attempted lewd and lascivious act with a child under 14.