I have been looking for that...
Submitted by Nate on 2003-01-17 16:31:41, Friday
In reply to MHAMic submitted by World Perfect on 2003-01-17 09:35:40, Friday
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Thanks W.P., Some time ago, I sited a news article which stated that as much as 50% of sexual offences toward children were perpetrated by the parents, and another 25% were by close family members. They also said that the majority of these offenders were not sexually attracted to minors, but rather chose children out of convenience. Unfortunately, the author did not site the research the numbers came from. I have been looking for it ever since. Well, there it is! From Myth #1 at http://www.mhamic.org/myths.htm A large number of studies show that a majority of child molesters are not preferentially attracted to prepubescent children or adolescents, and therefore are not pedophiles or ephebophiles.3 Many of them engage in sex with children because of situational factors such as marital problems, alcoholism, or unavailability of adults, rather than because they are pedophiles or ephebophiles.4 3. Ames & Houson, 1990; Freund, 1981; Okami & Goldberg, 1992. 4. Howells, 1981; Sandfort, 1987. From the study by Okami & Goldberg, 1992: The distinction between pedophiles and sex offenders is crucial since most studies (the authors list 14 of them) find that only a small portion of convicted sex offenders against minors are actually preferentially attracted to children. Title: Personality Correlates of Pedophilia: Are They Reliable Indicators? Author(s): Paul Okami and Amy Goldberg Affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles Location of article: Journal of Sex Research, Vol. 29, No. 3, pp. 297-328, 1992. Ah, at last! Facts based upon reseach. Looks like we been taking a bad rap, fellas. Peace, Nate |
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