The VIRTUS program did something this week that surprised me. They have an article about sexual abuse by female sex offenders. True it is a small piece but it is a good piece and every little bit helps. Here is part of the article:
Minimization of Reports—Researchers have found that the misconceptions of sexual abuse by females permeate our criminal justice system, mental and medical health fields, and other professions that address sexual abuse. Law enforcement training tends to address male sexual offenders exclusively and this, along with pre-existing cultural biases, affects their response to reports of female-perpetrated abuse. Studies show that police officers tend initially to react with disbelief to allegations of sexual abuse by women, and they minimize the seriousness of the reports and view female suspect as less “dangerous” than male offenders. Along with other professionals, law enforcement officers are also more likely to label cases as “unfounded” when they involve women (Department of Justice, 2007).
I would also add that there is also some who actively try to dismiss or minimize even discussing the subject of female sex offenders.
Perception that Female Sexual Abuse Does Not Cause Harm—By far the most prevalent reason female sexual offending is not taken seriously is because both men and women tend to believe sexual abuse by women and girls is not harmful to victims. Media images of attractive women and “willing” adolescent boys have existed for many years in new reports, books, television, and movies. Now we have news outlets that focus an inordinate amount of attention on any case that fits the, often stereotypical, pattern of a teen boy and pretty, young teacher. The truth is that while some female offenders do target teen boys, a greater percentage target young children of both genders. More importantly, there is no study that shows that the harm caused to victims of any age is any less when the perpetrator is a female than when the perpetrator is a male.In fact, several studies suggest that that harm may be greater because the expectation of trust was higher and the secondary trauma of not being believed or taken seriously served to increase harm to victims. In one study that included male and female victims of both male and female perpetrators, 100 percent of these victims reported that the female-perpetrated abuse was more damaging. One victim reported, “There is a deeper sense of betrayal with a female perpetrator. It’s like there is no safe place… that’s a bitter betrayal” (Denov, 2004). Although this is a subjective view, it certainly negates the belief that abuse by women does not cause harm.
I wanted to highlight something here that is very important:
there is no study that shows that the harm caused to victims of any age is any less when the perpetrator is a female than when the perpetrator is a male. In fact, several studies suggest that that harm may be greater because the expectation of trust was higher and the secondary trauma of not being believed or taken seriously served to increase harm to victims.
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Friday, May 21, 2010
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LIVE: Stop ELITE Pedophile Clan in Lithuania and Save A Child NOW!
LIVE translation from girl's house:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/kaunas-vencku-namai -
POLICEMAN WANTS TO TAKE THE GIRL to HER "PIMP MOTHER" - But THE PEOPLE are not letting them to do so!
WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT !!
Dear Sir/Madam,
We are writing to everyone and anyone who thinks they could help in ANY way to bring justice to Child Molesters in Lithuania and free the little girl from future damages.
This story is frightening and almost impossible to believe, but it is true! It is about a little girl, then 3yrs old who was molested by well known people in Lithuania. The father, Drasius Kedys, tried fighting for his daughter the legal way - by going to the police, by contacting the Child protective Services, by going to state prosecutors and getting nowhere. He then went public. This story brought a huge public interest and resentment toward the Lithuanian authorities.
Later the father disappeared. The same day of his disappearance there were two suspects of molesting this little girl killed. The blame was put on the father, who months later was found dead in a very public place. Witnesses say, there were torture marks all over his body, however, the experts hired by the state released a statement saying he died of natural causes.
The main suspect is awaiting a trial, however there is another trial in going on - should the girl be returned to the mother, who knew about the molestation of her daughter and played a big part in it herself! The little girl lives with her father's family right now. This story is full of illogical decisions and incomplete investigations. The media is finding out more and more about this case than the prosecutors (who are obviously covering the pedophile clan) and it is becoming clearer that the arguments presented by the media about the prosecutors hiding evidence regarding this story are true.
The decision was made by the court to return the girl to her mother, who sold her daughter to these child molesters for the money and better life. Currently, at the very moment - there people gathering around the house where the little girl is staying in order to protect her from returning to her mother.
So we are asking you for any help in this case. We need someone to step in and help us to shut this pedophile clan down and bring justice to this girl. Her fathers wish was to never stop fighting for his girls well-being and he is gone! The Lithuanian authorities are not doing their job right. There is corruption going on and it becoming impossible to fight them! Tomorrow - 2010/05/20 9:00 am (GMT+2) - they are coming with POLICE to take the GIRL! Please, get involved!
There is a lot of information online about this fight. It's been going on for over two years now.
A Girl’s Story:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHMSBXcqIhU
International Media:
http://rt.com/Top_News/2010-05-19/lithuania-pedophile-pimp-mother.html
Foto from Lithuanian National Dailies:
http://www.15min.lt/gallery/show/Prie-Kedziu-namu-budintys-zmones-neisleido-Kedziu-ir-mergaites-11282
http://www.lrytas.lt/-12738449841272842149-prie-d-ked%C5%BEio-t%C4%97v%C5%B3-nam%C5%B3-%C4%AFtampa-nesl%C5%ABgsta-%C5%BEmon%C4%97s-budi-per-nakt%C4%AF-susirinkusius-laimino-kunigas-papildyta-23-val-50-min-nuotraukos-2-video.htm
Videos from Lithuanian National Dailies:
http://www.lrytas.lt/videonews/?id=12740913391272395609
http://www.lrytas.lt/videonews/?id=12740930631272272133
Facebook Groups:
ENG: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=127707453908051
LT: http://www.facebook.com/pages/STOP-pedofilijai-Lietuvoje/279261660100
LIVE translation from girl's house:
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/kaunas-vencku-namai
2010/05/20 Fight, incident with police: http://www.lrytas.lt/videonews/?id=12743751341273759567
Or just Google it: "Drasius Kedys".
If you need any more information - please, write back, or to this e-mail: stoppedofilijai@gmail.com
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