Definition – An “abused child” means a child whose parent, guardian or custodian

Definition – An “abused child” means a child whose parent, guardian or custodian or any person responsible for his care or support, whether legally obligated to do so or not, has caused or allowed to be caused, upon the child, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, commercial sexual exploitation, emotional abuse, mental injury, nonaccidental physical injury or other maltreatment. “Abused child” also means a child who is or has been trafficked within the meaning of the Mississippi Human Trafficking Act by any person, without regard to the relationship of the person to the child. Human Trafficking is broadly defined as the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision or obtaining of a person through the use of force, fraud or coercion, for the purpose of subjection to involuntary servitude or forced labor or services.