Thirty-eight males from the midwestern university reported that they were sexually abused as a child and 78% furthermore specified a female perpetrator. For instance, Fromuth and Buckhart investigated male students from a midwestern ( n = 253) and a southwestern ( n = 329) American university. Taking into account earlier studies on smaller and/or clinical samples, even higher prevalence rates for FCSO with male victims are reported. Table 2 only includes studies with large sample sizes and/or those examined representative samples published from 2000 and onwards. Sexual offences against children committed by women appear to be underreported and not prosecuted adequately. The comparison of prevalence rates based on official reports ( Table 1) and those based on victimization surveys ( Table 2) clearly demonstrate a great gap. c Only includes female relatives, no female strangers. For instance, a PR of 44 for male victims indicates that 44% of all male victims reported a female perpetrator. b PR specified by gender indicates the proportion of female perpetrators within gender groups. Due to this, it was not possible to specify the sample size by gender. a To our knowledge, the data on ChildLine cited by Roberts have not been published entirely elsewhere. Studies included all met the definition of child sexual abuse as experiencing vaginal/anal penetration or attempted penetration with fingers, penis, objects and/or oral sex, attempted oral sex, unwanted sexually touching or foundling or any other. Retrospective data from a population-based survey on child sexual abuse among 16–40 year olds Retrospective data on adult accounts of childhood abuse from SAVI (population-based interview survey) National Incidence Study by the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect (NCCAN)Ĭhild protective system reports from the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS)Īnalyses of call records from ChildLine (free hotline for children in need)Ĭohort study among adult members of the Kaiser Permanent’s Health Appraisal Centre in San Diego In order to encourage the disclosure of FCSO, enhance the thematic research, and improve the quality of child protection and prevention, we deem it particularly necessary for clinicians and researchers in the field of sexual health to overcome this taboo. Therefore, there is a marked resistance against the disclosure of FCSO even among professionals in the health care and justice system. One possible explanation for this phenomenon is that child sexual abuse committed by women seems to be a powerful social taboo. One reason for the low level of knowledge about FCSO could be that FCSO are rarely registered in official statistics and are therefore difficult to reach for clinicians and researchers. Irrespective of the perpetrator’s gender, child sexual abuse is an underreported crime. Consequently, the assessment and treatment of FCSO is insufficient. Additionally, most of what is known resulted from studies with only small clinical samples of female offenders registered by the criminal system. Īlthough research data on female child sexual offenders (abbreviated female child sexual offenders (FCSO) in the following References ) is available and can be used for reviews and meta-analyses, there is still a noticeable gap of information on what is known about FCSO as opposed to male child sexual offenders. However, due to an expanding research field since the 1980s, it is well established scientific knowledge today, that part of all child sexual offences are committed by women. Stereotypically, child sexual abuse implies the image of a male perpetrator sexually abusing a female child.
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