Title: Characteristics Of Child Abusers - How They Appear In Life
Headings: What Child Abusers Actually Look Like
What Child Abusers Actually Look Like
Hello, My Name is Child Abuser.
Characteristics of Child Abusers
1. Sexual offenders have access to many children
2. Pedophiles look like the average person
3. Sexual abusers are usually married or in a committed relationship
4. Child sexual abusers are known
5. Sexual offenders create, foster, then maintain a relationship with your child
6. Sexual offenders are not necessarily pedophiles
7. Sexual offenders are poor, rich, and in between
8. Child sexual abusers have below level intelligence, high level intelligence, and in between
9. Sexual offenders are not psychotic
10. Sexual offenders are not obviously creepy
11. Sexual offenders are convincing and canny
12. Sexual offenders overwhelmingly identify as religious
Moral of the story: Don’t base your trust in a person on how they look.
I hope these descriptions have opened your mind to a few things:
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Content: Statistically speaking, it is likely to be a family member, someone in your faith community, school, or extra curricular event. 5. Sexual offenders create, foster, then maintain a relationship with your child
The relationship the offender tries to establish with a child is not fleeting. If someone in your circle is trying to gain trust, commit to regular time together, or create some type of authority relationship with your child this can be a red flag. The goal of the sexual offender is to “ groom ” or (make a relationship) with your child so they are able to justify their actions by feeling it is mutual. It is not. 6. Sexual offenders are not necessarily pedophiles
A pedophile’s sexual orientation is towards children. As in, instead of heterosexual or homosexual, they consider themselves oriented towards children. The vast majority of child sex offenders are attracted to adults as well and act out due to many factors.