Reality: More than 90% of all sexual abuse victims know their perpetrator. Almost 50% of the offenders are household members and 38% are already acquaintances of the victims.
Of perpetrators in state prisons, 1/3 had committed their crime against their own child and about half had a relationship with the victim as a friend, acquaintance, or relative.
Only 10% of child molesters molest children they don’t know.
Myth: My perpetrator only abused me because I “asked” for it or am somehow responsible.
Reality: The average serial child molester has between 360-380 victims in his lifetime.
At least half of convicted child molesters report that they have also sexually assaulted an adult.
Over two thirds of offenders who reported committing incest said they also assaulted victims outside the family.
Myth: Perpetrators of sexual abuse are dirty old men.
Reality: Females account for approximately 1 in 4 sex offenders and may have an easier time abusing children using the guise of caretaking (diapering, toileting, bathing).
Approximately 20% of child sex offenses are committed by women.
P.Paradis
I think that with any subject it is a good idea to note some myths and realities about the subject. There are a lot of myths out there; the more people are aware of what are the myths the can actually find out realties. By knowing the realities and myths society might have a better understanding on who are actually the sexaul abuse perpetrators. Good job girls
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I find those myths and realities very interesting to know because we often take those myths for real. People have to know who the perpetrators can be and that we have to be careful to do not only focus on old dirty men. It surprised me to know that it is often some people in the family who sexually abuse children. We have to be aware of our surrounding and protect our children.
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ReplyDeleteMaybe you could mention things like false accusations of sexual abuse that come from "memories" recovered from therapy.This usually leads to false accusations upon their family. There is even a book written about this subject called: Victims of Memory: Sex Abuse Accusations and Shattered Lives written by Mark Pendergrast and Melody Gavigan.
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