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Female paedophiles more prevalent than conviction rates suggest, leading forensic psychologist says

ABC News  reporter  David Lewis , updated this article just hours ago, fascinating reading in terms of, not necessarily a major culture shift, but rather and acceptance by society that this is a very real issue that we have to deal with.  ——– The number of women sexually abusing children is much higher than conviction rates would suggest, according to a leading forensic psychologist.  Joe Sullivan has spent 26 years counselling child sex offenders in the United Kingdom and is visiting Australia to attend an international police conference at Bond University on the Gold Coast.  While experts agree the majority of paedophiles are men, Dr Sullivan says women are responsible for more offences than previously thought.  “What I can say for certain is that it’s way more prevalent than people fully appreciate or understand,” he told the ABC.  “There’s some research to suggest it could be as high as 25 per cent.  “However, when you look at the representation within the criminal justice system it could be as low as 3 to 4 per cent of overall convictions.”  Dr Sullivan suspects the reluctance of victims to report abuse by women is one possible reason for this discrepancy. “Our experience is that victims of female perpetrators tend to be less likely to come forward,” he said. “They tend to feel as though they’re less likely to be believed.”  “Society does not believe that women really do sexually abuse children,” he said.  “There’s almost a perception that boys should be happy or grateful, or certainly not experiencing sexual contact with females as abusive.”  Experts at the conference warned ill-informed community attitudes could result in female paedophiles being treated differently under the law.  “In categories where you’ve got a young adult woman targeting 13, 14, or 15-year-old males, typically you find their sentences are lighter than the equivalent for a male,” Dr Sullivan said of previous cases in the UK.

Michigan woman involved in ‘worst case’ of child porn in decades

Anngela Boyle, 27, was sentenced Wednesday, was sentence to 30 years for her involvement in taking sexually explicit videos of young children at her home. She admitted to taking nude photos and videos of four children, ages one to nine. Anngela had confessed to federal agents that she interacted sexually at least four times with a 1-year-old girl and a 3-year-old boy. The Michigan Judge called it the worst case he had seen in 20 years.  “This type of investigation will always rock a community to its core, and the gravity of the crime and the helplessness of the victims impacts even seasoned investigators,” Lake Orion Police Chief Jerry Narsh previously said.  In addition to federal pornography crimes, the couple were also charged with criminal sexual conduct by the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office.  Anngela Boyle pleaded guilty in that case and received a 25-to-60 year prison sentence in March. Her husband received the same sentence.    Here is a link to the full story.

Remember Who You Are

Remember who you are. Not where you came from, not where you are going…but who you are. If you loose sight of the who, the what you’re doing and where you’re doing it will loose its context.  Disappointment arises out of unmet expectations. Manage your expectations and you will eliminate most of your disappointments (you can’t control all the idiots out there).  People will not buy what they don’t understand. People will not support something that does not have a solution. People will not fund something that does not have an executable plan attached.  

State Dept: Trafficking Of Men And Boys Hidden and Unreported

Trafficking in Persons Report June 2017   Around the world, the sex trafficking of boys and men continues to be hidden and underreported, and there is a severe shortage of programs to meet their needs.  For example, reports have documented boys sold into sex trafficking in Afghanistan, including for bacha baazi, where men use young boys for social and sexual entertainment. In the United States, men and boys are exploited for commercial sex.

Boys As Likely To Be Abused As Girls

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