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Anna C. Salter, Ph.D.

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V lested as children

20 t 38% females

9 t 16% males
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þhy D S me Ven V lest Children?
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Sexually attracted t children

Otherwise resp nsible

E.g., teachers, priests, y uth leaders,

d ct rs, businessmen, etc.
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V. ³H w ld were y u when y u began t
have fantasies ab ut children?

A. Ab ut 13 r 14

V. H w ften w uld y u say during

masturbati n y u had sexual fantasies
inv lving children?

A. All the time.´

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V. H w much f the time d y u fantasize
ab ut b ys?¶¶

A. I¶d say ab ut half the day. It¶s when I¶m

n t d ing anything.´
    
  

³I supp se that being a dev ut religi us

pers n, if I had believed with all f my
mind and heart that the earth was g ing t
pen up and swall w me int hell, I w uld
have went ahead and d ne it anyway.´
³Pe ple ften c nfuse issues f traits f character
with issues f . . . the type f sexual interest an
individual has.

Pers ns wh may be c mpulsive ped philes, f r

instance, may bey the law in ther ways, may
be resp nsible in their w rk, may have c ncern
f r ther pers ns.´

(Berlin, qu ted in Kn pp, 1984, p. 9)

 
Charming

Resp nsible in Other þays

D Fav rs

Genial, Affable, Likeable

    
Criminals

Variety f ther crimes

þant sex; vi late anyb dy¶s rights

³I plain and simple needed t get s me
g d, h t, kinky sex but resented having
t rely n the gener sity f w men t hit
n their pussies. . . Vy days f begging . .
. þere ver.´
(Athens, 1997, p. 10)
 
³The way she m ved made my r cks shake.
I had t have her. S I pretended t l k
f r my d g. . . She was p lite but bitchy,
y u kn w. . . She g es, yea like get l st.
N w I d n¶t give a fuck, y u kn w. I reach
f r her neck. Fuck y u, I g es and drag
her inside the fuck¶en shed.´
(Stevens, 2001, p. 40)
    

Relate p rly t adults

Intimidated by w men

Children accepting, n njudgmental,

pen--hearted
pen
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1. Deviant Ar usal Pattern

2. Anti-
Anti-s cial Attitudes & Beliefs
(Includes Psych paths)

3. Em ti nal L neliness
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6 The child wanted me t d th se things
t him.
6 She enj yed it as much as I did.
6 He knew what he was d ing.
6 She was just a little flirt.
6 He came n t me.
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Sexually Ar used

By

Pain, Suffering, Terr r and Humiliati n

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A man sh t ff a teenage girl¶s

arm f r the sexual thrill it gave
him.
( Abel, 1981)
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6 Bi l gical Children < 6

6 Teacher
Teacher--L ver

6 Initially C erced by Vale

³þe had an affair, a l ve affair. Isn¶t that
ridicul us? I¶m 40 years ld! And I had an
affair with a 14-
14-year
year-- ld kid, which is
t tally ridicul us. And I was in l ve ± n t I
l ved him ± but in l ve!´
(Vatthews et al., 1990, p.209)
   
³Vy m ther threatened t burn my hair/me if
I did n t c mply. I was given beer t drink.
I was beaten and there were threats I
w uld be burned if I wasn¶t quiet.
S metimes I was slightly burned n the
butt with lit cigarettes. I learned n t t cry
and t st p screaming.´
(R sencrans, 1997, p. 111)
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6N Need t Lie

6 Sins f Omissi n

6 Vust Hide Activities

6 Establishing Character
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&

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T Gain Access

T Establish ³Character´
Public Behavi r Predicts Private Behavi r

Or

D es It?
There has been n d cumentati n f a typical ³ ffender
pers nality´ . . . Rather these men were characterized
by their diversity: An ffender c uld as well have been
a pr fess r as a pauper . . An ffender . . . might as
well have had an extensive hist ry f arrests r n ne
at all, and might as well have had ass ciated
diagn ses as n ne. In retr spect these patients did
n t seem t share any definable dem graphic r
pers nality traits t render them distinctive. (pp. 16 ±
17).
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One n One
Likeability versus trustw rthiness.
³Niceness is a decisi n . . .

n t a character trait.´

(DeBecker
DeBecker,, 1997)
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C nstant Talk
T Vany Details
F rced Teaming
Recipr city
Ridiculing Cauti n

(De Becker, 1997)


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³If I see s me ne wh I feel is vulnerable

I¶m g ing t thr w s mething ut there. If
I catch them, I¶m g ing t run with it. If
she¶s l nely r whatever, I¶m g ing t try
t capitalize n that. I¶m g ing t use it t
my advantage.´
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6 Feeling Overwhelmed

6 þ rrying ab ut a Father Image

6 Insecurity
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6 Capacity f r Empathy

6 þanting t Help

6 Belief in Recipr city

6 Believing in Pe ple
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Give bef re y u take.

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Disabled American Veterans
Resp nse
6 N gummed labels 18%

6 Gummed address labels 35%

(Cialdini, 2001)
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³N ne f my victims did I ever care
ab ut. I have a way f sh wing them,
f giving them a little care, sh wing
them that I put a l t f trust in them ±
which I never d ± and it¶s pretty much
a questi n f their returning it.´
³I ch se t believe there is g d in
every ne because f the unintended
c nsequences t my life if I d n t. I feel
an penness t thers that w uldn¶t be
there if I didn¶t believe that there¶s g d in
everyb dy.´
6 ³I have a guardian angel that l ks after
me.´

6 ³Everything happens f r a reas n.´

6 ³Things turn ut f r the best.´

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³þhat helps me s much is I have s mething
ab ut me I can really attract pe ple t me. . .
The pers n gets t really care and trust me.
The pr blem I always had is where the
excitement w uld c me in. I w uld get them
t trust me and I w uld set them up f r the
fall. It¶s alm st like a p wer that y u have.
It¶s like a rush that y u get fr m it.´
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³It¶s like a rush. I really d n¶t kn w h w t

explain it. I¶ve never been int drugs real
str ng. Fr m just what I have seen it¶s
like s meb dy wh ¶s addicted t her in r
c caine. An incredible feeling. Str ngest
at the end when I kn w I¶m g ing t let
them d wn in s me way.´
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³The best part I just basically t ld them
y u are s fucking stupid. Y u kn w I
am a sex ffender. I have child victims.
Y u are stupid en ugh. Y u and y ur
wife b th. Y u are fucking m r ns.
Everything that¶s happened t y u ± y u
deserve.´
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³I¶ve never been physical. . . Kind f what
I felt is when y u hurt s me ne
physically, that g es away. þhen y u
hurt s me ne em ti nally, that never
g es away. That was the thrill.´
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6 Pe ple rarely get ab ve 60% accuracy

6 S me gr ups w rse than chance

(Ekman, 1992)
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High Risk Situati ns

Vs

L w Risk Situati ns
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Think Like a Ped phile

þhere þ uld Y u Like t Be?

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6Y uth Activities
6 Church Y uth Gr ups

6 Sp rts

6 Overnight camps

6 Residential sch ls
6 Vusic less ns
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6 Screen criminal rec rds

6 N ne al ne with a child: w rk in pairs

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10 ± 17 sexual s licitati n preceding year

1 in 5

C ntact utside internet

1 in 30

(Finkelh r et al., 2001)

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Ages 8 t 18
31 minutes per day n c mputer
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8 t 13

1 h ur per day n c mputer

11 minutes in chat r ms
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Ages 9 - 19

Kids Parents
N = 1511 N = 906

C ntact w/ p rn 57% 16%

Given ut pers nal inf 46% 5%
Unwanted sexual
c mments 33% 5%
(Livingst ne & B ber, 2005)
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6 Ven wh have n adult s cial/sexual interests

6 Ven wh f cus n ne age/sex child

6 Ven wh f cus all interests n kids

6 Ven wh single ut specific children f r

gifts/fav rs, etc.
 þhere D þe þant t Be?
No Many
Opportunities Opportunities
for Growth or for Growth &
for Pedophiles for Pedophiles

Stay Home Many

Activities
No Sports
Unsupervised
No Activities
Activities w/
No
Overnights
Overnights