Despite an increase in cases, Burnett believes child abuse still is under reported.
“People don t want to talk about it, and they keep it secret, they think that it s shameful and so it s not talked about, it’s talked about more now than it used to be,” Burnett said.
Sexual abuse of a child is more likely to be like a recent case in Oklahoma involving Michael David Jackson. He was found guilty of abusing a child under the age of 12. The child was a close relative of Jacksons. The parents of the child relied on Jackson to take care of their child while they were at work.