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NEWSDESK-9/20/2023
– FBI Seeking Individual Who May Have Information Regarding the Identity of a Child Sexual Assault Victim– West Virginia man charged with failing to register as sex offender– Church Rock Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Abuse (Of a minor)– Fruitland Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Sexual Abuse (Of a minor)– FBI SeekingContinue reading “NEWSDESK-9/20/2023”
NEWSDESK-9/6/2023
– Gallup Man Pleads Guilty to Distribution and Possession of Child Pornography– Ringleader of a Child Porn Enterprise Gets Life– Wyoming County Man Sentenced To 300 Months In Prison For Production Of Child Pornography– Antlers Resident Sentenced For Aggravated Sexual Abuse(Child under 12)– Evansville Man Sentenced to 21 Years in Federal Prison After Recording HimselfContinue reading “NEWSDESK-9/6/2023”
IDENTIFYING CHILD MOLESTERS-CHAPTER 9
In Identifying Child Molesters Chapter 9 Setting Boundaries to Help Prevent Child Abuse, Dr. Van Dam follows up her excellent profile with some advice on what to do when a concerning person has been identified. This is her last substantive chapter. Chapter 10 is a summary, and I won’t go over that. So you’ve usedContinue reading “IDENTIFYING CHILD MOLESTERS-CHAPTER 9”
IDENTIFYING CHILD MOLESTERS – CHAPTER 8
In Chapter 8 Visible Grooming, Dr. Van Dam provides, in the words of Criminal Minds, the profile. Before we get into that profile, there are some things to consider. A profile is not predictive. That means that a person who fits the profile is not necessarily a child molester. As you go through the partsContinue reading “IDENTIFYING CHILD MOLESTERS – CHAPTER 8”
IDENTIFYING CHILD MOLESTERS- CHAPTER 7
In Chapter 7 The Social Climate That Fosters It: Turning a Blind Eye, Dr. Van Dam explains why people can see what is going on, yet not see what is going on. In this chapter, she looks into: Attitudes toward children, attitudes toward women, societal denial and molester denial. Attitudes toward ChildrenOur society does notContinue reading “IDENTIFYING CHILD MOLESTERS- CHAPTER 7”
IDENTIFYING CHILD MOLESTERS – CHAPTER 6
Dr. Van Dam takes the reader into the heart of her book in Chapter 6 The Grooming Process: How Do They Do It? By describing the grooming process, she seeks to cut through the minimization, excuses, justifications and assumptions people use to protect themselves from the reality of the idea that an adult sees aContinue reading “IDENTIFYING CHILD MOLESTERS – CHAPTER 6”
IDENTIFYING CHILD MOLESTERS-CHAPTER 5
In Chapter 5 Characteristics of the Child Molester: Who Does It?, Dr. Van Dam describes the characteristics of child predators. To put it bluntly, you can’t tell by looking. Dr. Van Dam starts by writing about “stranger danger“, and how people assumed the child molester looked the part. They would be unkempt, unwashed, and wouldContinue reading “IDENTIFYING CHILD MOLESTERS-CHAPTER 5”
IDENTIFYING CHILD MOLESTERS-CHAPTER 4
Chapter Four Prevalence: How often does it happen? was a relatively short chapter. Dr. Van Dam cites numerous studies that essentially say, we’re not sure how prevalent it is. One thing we know for sure, based on the number of victims we know, it’s a lot, and the dark figure is high. In criminology, theContinue reading “IDENTIFYING CHILD MOLESTERS-CHAPTER 4”
IDENTIFYING CHILD MOLESTERS-CHAPTER 3
In Chapter 3 Why it is a problem: What is the harm?, Dr. Van Dam takes a look at the harm that child molestation can cause. This was actually a tough chapter for me to read. My mother was a victim of incest, and my youngest daughter was a victim of a molestation as well.Continue reading “IDENTIFYING CHILD MOLESTERS-CHAPTER 3”
Meditations of a Bald, Fat Guy 