HETEROSEXUAL MOLESTATION OF CHILDREN WHO LATER BECAME RAPISTS

摘要: The present report is of a serendipitous finding from another study childhood heterosexual molestation men who were incarcerated as adults for rape. Subjects 83 in medium security penitentiary had been convicted raping women at least 17 years age. At the time data collection, they ranged age 20 to 54 yr., with mean 28.85 yr. and standard deviation 6.19 rhe offenses, their ages 18 47 25.48 5.47 Their education, also 6 14 10 86 1.64 IQs 73 120 ( M 98 01, S D 10.58). Thirty-one subjects black (37%), 35 Caucasian (42 9; ) , Mexican-American (21 % . Forty-nine (59%) rapists heterosexually molested. Of these, 12 so molested by two or more females total "cases" molestation. Jn 56 (77%) these cases, molesting person did on than one occasion. 4 16 10.81, 4.55); older persons 27.39, nf O RR > .-, In 60 cases intercourse was involved, 34 involving fellatio cunnilingus, 3 fellatio, 1 case 22 without oral sex. There 5 masturbating boy, 2 mutual masturbation. female neighbor 23 friend family 22, baby sitter 7, an aunt 5, teacher 4, stranger mother 2, grandmother sister 1, foster probation officer co-worker case. findings are surprising not only because incidence high but nature acts relationships between child female. Sixty (82%) involved sexual intercourse. This contrasts preponderance "innocuous" such fondling looking most reports male molesters. For example, Groth reported that 31% his offenders engaged any sort penetration-vaginal, oral, anal. With committed males, appreciable percentage strangers members immediate family. (2 29% 14%, respectively. contrast, 5% our molesters members. However, perhaps have less fear societal retribution do need turn children likely both identity them, namely, don't know them those own Note 15 (21%) special mission nutture, counsel protect. boys being higher among 2.9% rate before puberty college students Although Fritz, et al. specify criterion puberty, even setting conservatively low below age, (24%) It certain whether greatly indicated predisposes becoming rapist difference function sex offender general, criminality other variables socioeconomic status.