CHILD MOLESTATION FACTS

National Child Abuse Hotline

Contact:
Childhelp USA
1150 Connecticut Avenue N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: 202-659-9444

Services:
Provides a 24-hour crisis intervention and referral hotline (800-4-A-CHILD, 800-2-A-CHILD TDD) dealing with child abuse.

Types of Child Molesters

FBI Typology:

The FBI has classified child molesters into 2 major groups:

Situational offenders (prefer adults as sexual partners)
Preferential offenders (prefer children as sexual partners)

There are 4 subtypes of situational offenders and 3 subtypes of preferential
offenders.  This classification system is used in criminal investigations:

Situational Offenders:

1)     Regressed:

·       Tends to be immature and socially inept

·       Relates to children as peers

·       Usually has adult relationships, but a series of events may lead to onset of molesting

·       May molest a child during a period of low self-esteem

 2)     Morally Indiscriminate:

 ·       The basic criminal who has numerous non-sexual antisocial behaviors

·       Chooses victims based on vulnerability and opportunity

·       Picks children because they tend to be more vulnerable than adults

 3)   Sexually Indiscriminate:

 ·      Experiments with many types of sexual behavior

·       Tends to be sexually addicted

·       Uses sex to alter his mood

·       May look "normal" in other parts of his life, but is out of control in his sexual life

 4)     Inadequate:

 ·       The social misfit who may be developmentally disabled, psychotic, senile, or organically dysfunctional

 ·       Would like an adult partner, but is extremely shy

·       Rarely has contact with others

·       May see children as vulnerable objects to be used to satisfy his sexual curiosity

·       May murder his victims, however, any molester is capable of committing murder to avoid detection

Preferential Offenders:

 1)     Seductive:

 ·       Tends to be manipulative and glib, with good social skills

·       Grooms his victims with gifts, wrestling, and games

·       May rationalize by saying he is a "good parent" or that he "cares for the child better than the parents do"

 ·       Adept at identifying those children who will not tell

·       Can pick out the straggler or lonely child

·       Tends to collect child pornography

·       Classic examples include priests and boy scout leaders who molest

 2)       Introverted:

 ·       Shy and has poor social skills

·       Tends to molest strangers or very young children

·       May marry a woman with children in the age range of his sexual preference

·       Feels safer emotionally with children

3)   Sadistic:

·       Most dangerous offender, and fortunately, the most rare

·       Becomes sexually aroused by inflicting pain on the child

·       Control is the primary motivator

·       Tends to collect sadomasochistic and bondage pornography

·       John Wayne Gacy is an example of this type of offender.  He kidnapped boys and killed them.

 ·       Violence occurs in 10-15% of sex offenses with children

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CHILD ABUSE IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE

IT IS  YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO REPORT SUSPECTED CASES

HELP THE CHILDREN NOT TO BE AFRAID TO "TELL"

DO YOU RECOGNIZE ANYONE FITTING THE ABOVE PROFILES????

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PROTECT THE CHILDREN

MOLESTATION ROBS THEM OF THEIR INNOCENCE



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