3. David Finkelhor's Four Preconditions Model of Child Sexual Abuse (1984) Precondition I — The perpetrator must be motivated to sexually abuse a child; Precondition Il — The perpetrator must overcome internal inhibitions against such abuse; Precondition Ill — The perpetrator must overcome external inhibitions to abuse; and Precondition IV — The perpetrator must overcome the child's resistance.
5. Access to Children Occupation Volunteer work Marriage Adoption Foster Care Sports Youth Organizations Religious Groups Adolescent Lockups Child Protection worker
6. Do you make friends easily? 84.8% Yes 13.8% No 1.5% No answer Arlington (MA) High School, 2001 Student survey N=821
7. Have you ever gone to meet someone you have met over the Internet, that you never knew before? No 89.8% Yes 9.7% Arlington (MA) High School, 2001 Student survey N=821
8. Vatican Pedophilia Advisor Arrested for Pedophilia Father Riccardo Seppia, a 51-year-old parish priest in the village of Sastri Ponente, near Genoa, was arrested last Friday, May 13, on pedophilia and drug charges. Investigators say that in tapped mobile-phone conversations, Seppia asked a Moroccan drug dealer to arrange sexual encounters with young and vulnerable boys. “I do not want 16-year-old boys but younger. Fourteen-year-olds are O.K. Look for needy boys who have family issues, ” he allegedly said. According to investigators, Seppia told a friend — a former seminarian and barman who is currently under investigation — that the town’s malls were the best places to entice minors.
11. Seduces With Attention, Affection, and Gifts courtship process Helps ensure non-reporting The child feels equal in the relationship and equally responsible for all which occurs. Feelings of indebtedness.
20. The truth is usually just the opposite. Once a boy has determined that he has found an older friend that he can trust implicitly, it is more likely if any sexual activities are proposed, the initiative will come from the boy. Driven by the insistence of his newly emerging hormones and his natural inquisitiveness, he will want to learn from his older, more experienced friend what his body is capable of doing, and what pleasurable feelings he can experience. (From a “boylover’s” information Internet page.)
23. The majority of sex offenders know that their deviant behavior was contrary to the morals and ethics of our society, yet they gave themselves permission to engage in such deviant behavior. These “permission-giving statements” are cognitive distortions used by sex offenders to justify their behaviors. (Becker, J. & Kaplan, M, 1988)
24. … ,many pedophiles believe that, if the child shows curiosity about sexual matters, he or she is interested in pursuing sexual activity. (Matetzky, B, 1991)
25. He didn’t say anything, so….. (Regarding his sleeping 16 year old victim.)
26. … ,if a child does not immediately and forcefully resist early sexual advances, he or she actually desired sexual activity. (Matetzky, B, 1991)
27. She didn’t say “no” or anything. (Regarding his 3 year old female victim.)
28. She wanted me to have sex with her so she could do it well with her boyfriend. (Regarding sexual intercourse with his 14-year-old victim.)
29. It all started when I started to educate him about masturbation. (Regarding his 12 year old male victim.)
37. Two male 14-year-old’s discuss one being sexually abused, the one not victimized, Todd, secretly taped his friend. Todd (friend) : I’m going to tell somebody. Keith (Victim) : You can’t tell. Todd, why did I tell you for. I thought I could trust you. Todd : Remember when you told me you shit blood. Keith: Todd, no! Todd: Why do you want to stay with him? (no response) How many times did he do it? Keith: Once. Todd : Don’t you want to put him away? What if he tries it again? Keith: No, I don’t want to put him away, okay! He ain’t gonna try it again , Todd. Todd: Then why did he do it in the first place? Keith : My mother had to work.
38. Todd: What if your mother has to work again and your home alone. Tell me why he did it. Keith: Do you think I know. Todd: Do you want to be messed up for the rest of your damn life? Keith: Todd how am I going to be messed up? Todd : You could turn into a homosexual . What if you get AIDS. Keith : He doesn’t have AIDS. Todd: How do you know? What if he does it again? Keith: No. No. Todd No. All that is behind me now. Todd: So what, it’s still the past. You told me, “Oh, I’m afraid if I tell anybody he’s going to kill me”. Keith: That was two weeks ago. I’m not afraid of him any more.
39. Todd: Did he say he wasn’t going do it again to your brother? Keith: No, he didn’t. He just told my brother not to tell anybody and gave him five bucks. Todd: Five bucks!! I’d taken the five and tell everybody. What exactly did he say? Keith: To me? Well he goes, “If you like it we’ll keep on doing it and if you don’t I won’t do it ever again”. And he kept on going, “Do you like it, do you like it?” and I go, “No, no”. So then he goes, “I’m sorry Keith, I didn’t mean to hurt you”. And my father doesn’t lie, he goes, “I wont do it again”. Todd: What exactly did he do? Keith: All he did was (described penile/anal sex here) and that’s when I screamed because it hurt. If it happens again I’ll tell, okay; but I trust my father, my father said he wouldn’t do it again. Keith: Todd I won’t have problems. Todd: You go a year Keith and you’ll be having flashbacks.