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Child Molesters: Victims
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Psychological deviance and static risk factors were assessed in 53 child molesters referred to community treatment programs in the United Kingdom. The static risk factors were assessed using Static-99, a validated risk tool that combines offence history, victim characteristics and demographic information into an overall risk rating. Psychological deviance was assessed using fourteen self-report questionnaires measuring emotional loneliness, personal distress, emotional identification with children, sexual obsessions, and deviant attitudes. The child molesters were classified as "Low Deviance" or "High Deviance" based on a statistical clustering program that examined their overall pattern of responses.
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The present study confirmed several risk indicators that have long been identified as important for child molesters (e.g., Frisbie & Dondis, 1965; Mohr et al., 1964; Radzinowicz, 1957). These risk factors included previous sexual offenses (official records and self-report), never being married, and victim type. In this study, offenders who selected only male victims were the most likely to be reconvicted, followed by offenders who selected any extrafamilial females. Offenders who selected only related females were the least likely to be reconvicted for a subsequent sexual offense.
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Low self-esteem is not exclusive to child molesters. Those who have been sexually abused are more likely than others have low self-esteem as well as experience posttraumatic stress disorder, sexualized behavior, depression, anxiety, and higher levels of anger and aggression (Luster and Small, 1997). Victims of sexual abuse tend to use a variety of avoidance methods to deal with their problems including the use of alcohol, drugs, indiscriminate sexual behavior and eating disorders. Adult women are more likely to be alcoholics and they are more likely to be suicidal. Overall, victims of sexual molestation are more likely to be self-destructive (Luster and Small, 1997).
An extensive study by the Department of Justice published in 2003 shows a recidivism rate for child molesters of just 3.3 percent in the first three years. In almost half of the original offenses, the victim was the prisoner's relative.
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The preferential child molester exhibits distinct patterns of behavior that are common among his kind. They will seduce children by buying gifts and appealing to their emotional weakness. This requires the offender to develop a friendship with the child or utilize an existing relationship with the victim. In more than 90 percent of the rapes of children less than 12 years old, the offender knew the victim (U.S. Department of Justice). Other offenders will engage in self-exposure or personally harass children.
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What about the policy that after twenty years a child molester can be reappointed? Was it really a full twenty years? An elder discussing this matter with the Service Department in 2000 was told that if the victim forgave him and he had the respect of the congregation, a confessed child molester could have privileges after fifteen years. From this information it appears twenty years is not a hard fast rule in all cases. To back this up note the comment in a “form” body of elder letter that is sent when a elder or ministerial servant are removed after it is discovered they have a recent history of molestation. The following comment is made at the end of this letter,
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