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Jan 11, 08 - 10:51 AM

Talking sense!

A short extract from an article on paedohiles, that say the person running the centre is talking sense!

Paedophiles often base their defence on the notion that they became abusers because they, too, were abused. Although it is true that children who grow up in what is euphemistically described as "low warmth/high criticism environments" may be more likely to commit offences, the theory does not stand up to scrutiny.

Young girls between the age of eight and 12 are more likely to be abused than any other age group. So, if every or most abused children became abusers, one would expect the majority of them to be women.

Mr Matthews says: "Our experience is that about a third of people convicted will say they've been abused in the past. In some cases that may be true, but in some cases it's a lie. It may be a way of excusing the behaviour.

"The simplistic idea that people who are abused become abusers is not true. It's much more complicated than that.

"Some say they simply could not help themselves; others put their behaviour down to stress, pressure or even boredom.

"A lot of rationalisations minimise the behaviour, so it becomes, 'oh, I was only looking', or 'I didn't cause any harm', or 'I was only showing affection'.

"The other extreme is where you have people who say 'it wasn't sex', or 'it was an accident', or even 'my hand slipped'." Others suggest that the child has been complicit in some way - ascribing the abused sexual knowledge where there is none. At the other end of the spectrum to those who indulge in such denial are those who think the law is at fault.

In other words, they should be allowed to have sex with children with impunity.

The Oxford English Dictionary defines paedophilia as "sexual feelings directed toward children".

But is it an illness? And if so, can it be treated and cured? The NSPCC shies away from such labels.

"We would not take the view it's an illness. That suggests it's something that can be cured - and can also be used as an excuse," says Mr Matthews.

"We try to avoid giving it any sort of label and look at it as another harmful human behaviour instead.

"There's no reliable formula that says X plus Y plus Z equals child sex abuse. It's a very complicated phenomena." Do complicated phenomena respond to complicated treatments? The NSPCC's Community Sex Offender Groupwork Programme helps abusers conceptualise their behaviour. Only then can they start to accept and address it.

Restores my faith that people are beginning to listen to us and see the real truth

I hope!

S

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