Early Onset and Deviant Sexuality in Child Molesters

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One hundred twenty-nine outpatient child molesters (91 nonfamilial and 38 father/daughter offenders) were assessed and interviewed regarding various aspects of their deviant sexuality. Of our total sample, 29% reported having deviant fantasies prior to age 20, and this was most pronounced (41.1%) among those who molested the sons of other people. Fourteen percent of the nonfamilial offenders against boys, 11.8% of the nonfamilial offenders against girls, and 7.9% of the incest offenders had one or more paraphilia additional to their index offense; only three of the total sample reported more than two additional paraphilias. These data differ from those reported earlier by Abel and his colleagues (1985) and by Freund (1990). The results are discussed in terms of these discrepancies.

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