Gene G. Abel, M.D.

43 Pages·2012·0.58 MB·English

by  Gene G. Abel

US Sentencing Commission
Public Hearing on Federal Child
Pornography Offenses
Washington, DC
February 15, 2012
Presented by
Gene G Abel M.D.
Behavioral Medicine Institute of Atlanta
www.bmiatlanta.com
and
Child Molestation Research and Prevention
www.childmolestationprevention.org
Gene G Abel M.D. ©2012
No mass disorder…afflicting
“
humankind has ever been brought
under control by attempts to treat
afflicted individuals.”
George Albee Ph.D.
Going “Upstream” to
Prevent Child Sexual Abuse
1. Behaviors preceding
No
interest in children
Victims
2. Being sexually abused
preceding abuse of others
3. Screening for adults with
risk of sexually abusing
4. Training how to identify
abused/abuser
5. Therapy for abused and
abuser
Victims

CHILD MOLESTATION RESEARCH & PREVENTION INSTITUTE
What is the Definition of Pedophilia?
1. Be sexually aroused by,
2. Have intense fantasies of,
3. Or be involved in sexual behavior with a:
• Prepubescent child or children (generally
13 years of age or younger)
• For at least six months
• Be at least 16 years old, and
• Be at least five years older than the
child.

Source: American Psychiatric Association, DSM-IV-TR
Why Is Pedophilia Important In Our
Understanding Of Child Sexual Abuse?
The child sexual abusers who develop
pedophilia molest 88% of all child
victims.

They commit 95% of the sex acts against
children.
Abel, G and Harlow, N. The Stop Child Molestation Book
What Do the Child Sexual
Abusers Do?
Adult Males’ Sexual Behavior, n=85,535
Affairs 36.1
Affairs with Strangers 28.1
Use of Pornography 27.3
Use of Prostitutes 24.4
Child Sexual Abuse 23.6
Window Peeping 12.1
Public Exposure 8.5
Public Masturbation
Fetishism 7.1
Obscene Phone Calls/Letters 5.8
Sex with Animals 5.4
Touching of Strangers in a Crowd 5.2
Phone Sex 4.9
Transvestism 4.1
Rape 2.2
Sexual Sadism 1.8
Sexual Masochism 1.7
Sex Involving Urine/Excrement 1.3
Professional Sexual Misconduct 1.3
Sex with Dead Bodies 0.1
0 10 20 30 7 40
Percentage With Behavior
Adult Females’ Sexual Behavior, n=3,222
Affairs 30.2
Affairs with Strangers 19.8
Child Sexual Abuse 11.9
Use of Pornography 7.9
Public Exposure 6.6
Obscene Phone Calls/Letters 5.4
Sex with Animals 4.2
Sexual Masochism
Fetishism 2.5
Public Masturbation 2.3
Use of Prostitutes 2.3
Window Peeping 2.1
Professional Sexual Misconduct 2
Sexual Sadism 1.3
Touching of Strangers in a Crowd 1.1
Phone Sex 1
Transvestism 0.8
Rape 0.7
Sex Involving Urine/Excrement 0.6
Sex with Dead Bodies 0.1
0 10 20 30 8 40
Percentage With Behavior
Adolescent Males’ Sexual Behavior, n=19,158
Child Sexual Abuse 53.6
Use of Pornography 32.9
Unwanted Sex 26.7
Fetishism 20.3
Touching of Strangers in a Crowd 15.6
Obscene Phone Calls/Letters 13.9
Window Peeping 12.7
Telephone Sex 10.8
Public Exposure 8.3
Sex with Animals 7.6
Transvestism 5.6
Sexual Masochism 1.6
Sadism 1.2
0 10 20 30 40 50 9 60
Percentage With Behavior
Adolescent Females’ Sexual Behavior, n=853
Unwanted Sex 54.9
Child Sexual Abuse 48.4
Use of Pornography 32.9
Obscene Phone Calls/Letters 23.2
Fetishism 12
Touching of Strangers in a Crowd 10.9
Window Peeping 8
Telephone Sex 6.6
Sex with Animals 6.4
Sexual Masochism 6.2
Public Exposure 5.7
Transvestism 3.5
Sadism 2.5
0 10 20 30 40 501 0 60
Percentage With Behavior