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Approximately
90% of offenders are known to the children.
In addition, a child is 3 times more likely to be molested by
a recognized, trusted adult than by a stranger. 50% of child
victims are molested in their own homes or in the offender's
home.
One
recent study in Oregon found that more than 80% of known rapists
were abused as children. The
offender who rapes and is incarcerated has had an average of
65 victims during his lifetime.
Perpetrators
of sexual abuse are compulsive and repetitive in their offending
behavior.
The average
pedophile will have an average of 244 victims in his lifetime.
Forty-two percent of pedophiles begin their sexual abusing behaviors
before the age of 12. Seventy-five percent of all perpetrators
begin offending before age 13.
Some
experts say that incestuous parents often love their children.
However, those parents put their sexual intimacy needs before
those of the children. Sometimes this is due to a crisis period
in their lives or because boundaries in the family get confused
or unclear. The average length of an incestuous relationship
is three years; it is rarely a one-time occurrence.
Child Sexual
Assault: The Perpetrator
Offenders
are not usually strangers to children.
According to the National Clearinghouse, approximately 90% of
offenders are known to the children. In addition, a child is
3 times more likely to be-molested by a recognized, trusted adult
than by a stranger. 50% of child victims are molested in their
own homes or in the offender's home.
29%
of offenders are relatives; 60% are acquaintances; and only 11%
are strangers.
It has
been calculated that the chances of getting caught for child
molestation are approximately 3%. Fewer than 1% of offenders
are arrested, convicted and imprisoned.
Studies
recently found 80% of incestuous fathers in a sex offender treatment
program were sexually abused as children, but did not report
the abuse.
49% of incest offenders who molest girls within the family, molest
girls outside the family as well.
Of those incest offenders who molest boys within the family,
61% molest females outside the family and 68% molest males outside
the family.
Read
our other informationals:
Signs
and Symptoms of Child Sexual Abuse
How
To Respond When a Child Discloses Sexual Abuse
The Myths Associated with Child Sexual Assault
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