Child abuse means any one of the following acts which seriously endanger the physical, mental, or emotional health and safety of a child (a person less than 18 years of age who has not been judicially emancipated):
- Infliction, attempted infliction, or, as a result of inadequate supervision, the allowance of the infliction or attempted infliction of physical or mental injury upon the child by a parent or any other person;
- The exploitation or overwork of a child by a parent or any other person; or
- The involvement of the child in any sexual act with a parent or any other person, or the aiding or toleration by the parent or the caretaker of the child’s sexual involvement with any other person or of the child’s involvement in pornographic displays, or any other involvement of a child in sexual activity constituting a crime under the laws of this state.