TABLE 127.6 GUIDELINES FOR MAKING THE DECISION TO REPORT SEXUAL ABUSE OF CHILDREN The majority of adolescent sexual assaults are perpetrated by an acquaintance or relative of the adolescent Depending on the patient’s age, the identity of the alleged perpetrator, and state law, the assault may have to be reported Statutory rape, defined as consensual sexual intercourse between an older person and a person younger than the state-mandated age of consent, continues to be a controversial issue In these cases, the assault may have to be reported, even if the adolescent does not want it to be reported Furthermore, sexual assault patients may also be victims of intimate partner violence and healthcare providers must be sensitive to this association and screen patients for associated physical and psychological abuse and address their safety An understanding of specific state statutes is important to properly determine reporting requirements under these circumstances The Digital Health Era—Teleconsultation Efforts to improve the quality of care delivered to the sexually assaulted patient have included the use of innovative telehealth technology to facilitate a teleconsultation for care at the bedside While asynchronous (store and forward) telehealth has been used for years in SART programs as a peer