Paedophiles in Society: Reflecting on Sexuality, Abuse and Hope

243 Pages·2011·0.84 MB·English

by  Sarah D. Goode

Paedophiles in Society
AlsobySarahD.Goode
UNDERSTANDINGANDADDRESSINGADULTSEXUALATTRACTION
TOCHILDREN:AStudyofPaedophilesinContemporarySociety
Paedophiles in Society
Reflecting on Sexuality, Abuse and Hope
Sarah D. Goode
UniversityofWinchester,UK
Foreword by Deborah Donovan Rice
ExecutiveDirectorofStopItNow!USA
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To all those who have helped; to all those with the courage and
vision to make things better; to all those who have the guts
to stand up and speak out and to call it as they see it; to all
those who put children first and who remember that children
are not little adults, they need our protection; to all those dis-
parate voices speaking out different truths but working together
for good sense, integrity, maturity and compassion; to all those
who may not even agree with each other but who fundamen-
tallyarepointinginthesamelovingdirection;toAndrewBlake,
Andrea Driver, Emily Droisen, Judith Golberg, Fran Henry,
Judith Herman, Liz Kelly, Jim Kincaid, Tink Palmer, Judith
Reisman, John Stoltenberg; to children – mine, yours, all our
children in the future and all the children we once were.
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Contents
ForewordbyDeborahDonovanRice ix
Preface xi
Acknowledgements xiv
1 EncounteringPaedophilesinSociety 1
Introduction 1
1 MichaelJackson 5
2 MadeleineMcCann 7
3 KevinBrown 12
4 Thescopeandstructureofthisbook 18
2 EncounteringPaedophilesontheInternet 22
Introduction 22
1 Playingandchatting 25
2 File-sharing 28
3 Wikipedia:aplatformforpaedophiles? 31
4 ‘Pro-paedophiles’and‘anti-paedophiles’online 43
5 Conclusion 53
3 PopularCulture‘MakingSense’ofPaedophilia 54
Introduction 54
1 Popularcultureand‘thepaedophile’ 60
2 Theconceptof‘pederasty’ 67
3 Contributionsfromanthropologyandbiology 71
4 Conclusion 83
4 ‘EarlySexualGrowthandActivity’:TheInfluenceof
Kinsey 86
Introduction 86
1 TheKinseystudyand‘sexoffending’ 88
2 Themanbehindthebook 95
3 ThedatainKinsey’sChapter5:‘EarlySexual
GrowthandActivity’ 98
4 Challenges,bowdlerizing,andtheKinseyReports
sixtyyearson 114
5 Conclusion 122
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viii Contents
5 StudiesonAdultSexualContactwithChildren 126
Introduction 126
1 TheSandfortstudyand‘ageofconsent’ 127
2 ‘BoysontheirContactswithMen’ 131
3 Otherstudiesonadultsexualcontactwithchildren 143
4 Conclusion 154
6 PaedophilesandAdultMaleSexuality 158
Introduction 158
1 Findingchildrensexy 161
2 Culture,sexandthe‘AxialAge’ 168
3 Theimpactonwomenandchildren:sexualabuseand
exploitation 174
4 Theimpactonwomenandchildren:bodilymutilations 180
5 Conclusion 190
Epilogue:LivingwithPaedophilesinSocietyand
FindingHope 193
References 205
Index 219
Foreword
Prepare to move beyond accepted notions about the sexual abuse of
children in evidence in the media, in the classroom and in the halls
of government. The author calls on her reader to grapple with the
underpinnings of our current framework for thinking about this social
problem. Much like an investigative reporter, she sorts out the threads
of scientific research, ideological and religious history and cultural dis-
courses which have influenced and continue to shape our response to
whatisapervasivethreattothewellbeingofourchildren.
Not shy about calling out the disconnections between our espoused
viewsofvaluingchildrenandouractionswhichindicateotherwise,she
challenges us on a personal and professional level to be more careful
abouthowweproceedinconsideringhowbesttopreventsexualabuse
of children.Focusing on protectingchildrenand punishingthose who
abuse them, as she states, can leave out the point of view of the child.
Oftenthepoliciesandlawswhichareenactedprivilegetheadultneeds
overthoseofthechild.
Thereisplentyforthemindtograpplewithhereandtherearestories
thatspeakdirectlytotheheart.Thisblendofcitedresearchjuxtaposed
withobservationsofthecultureandreportsofdirectexperiencebyindi-
vidualsmakesforacompellingread.Notsomethingyoufindveryoften
or necessarily expect in professional literature. In my work in the pre-
vention of sexual abuse of children, I find this more holistic approach
refreshing.
At the same time, the author adds new dimensions to our thinking
with her bold assertions, carefully researched and deeply considered.
Creating the space for numerous difficult questions to be brought to
lightgivesthereaderachancetosafelyquestionandcometoherorhis
own conclusions. How does our use of language impact on our under-
standingofthesubject?Howfararewewillingtogotobeopentonew
conceptsthatmaychallengeoursupposedethicalpointofview?Ifound
myselfwelcomingthechallengeandaddingsomeofmyownpreviously
unconsideredquestions.
Theauthorsuccessfullydispelssomeoftheconfusionsoprevalentin
our cultural responses to sexual abuse of children. As one example, in
discussing pedophiles, she asks that we de-link adult sexual attraction
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