Resumen de Reflexiones clínicas contra el prejuicio del no-ocurrió y no-trauma en el abuso sexual del menor de edad
Multiple fields, including clinical, legal, and forensic, face significant challenges in addressing the sexual abuse of minors. The process begins with assessing each case and determining the psychological impact of this serious crime over the victims. However, prejudices related to the purely phenomenological expression of trauma can hinder this task. Thus, through a psychodynamic approach applied to a clinical vignette, this article proposes theoretical insights about the immediate psychological consequences of the sexual abuse on a minor adolescent in between of the preliminary legal investigation procedures. The objective is to provide aid to justice operators, like judges, prosecutors, psychologists, and psychotherapists, in evaluating the credibility of testimony given by underage victims, particularly in light of Peru’s legal recognition of consent from the age of 14. The convergence of clinical, legal, and psychosocial factors supports the victim’s testimony and resizes the consequences of the felony within the context of the potential trauma caused by sexual abuse.
