'See? Mothers can be sex abusers, too'

Submitted by anthony on Thu, 2009-11-12 01:42

Story here. Excerpt:

'With the release of the ChildLine findings, however, the idea that child sex abuse by women is more prevalent than previously thought gains in credence. According to ChildLine, 42 per cent more children called its hotline in 2008-9 than in 2004-5, and the number of children calling to report abuse by women rose by 132 per cent – that is, a rise five times greater than the rise in children phoning to report abuse by men. In total, during 2008-9 the number of children phoning to report female child sex abuse stood at 2,142, of which 1,311 claimed that the mother was the abuser.

The NSPCC and ChildLine have been predictably bullish. The head of ChildLine, Sue Minto, seemed almost proud to be exploding myths of the good mother: ‘Many would find it shocking that any woman – let alone a mother – can sexually assault a child. But they do.’ NSPCC senior researcher Lisa Bunting saw it as the proof of a problem too long ignored: ‘If you don’t think females are capable of committing sex offences, then you are never going to be looking for that.’

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What is it about society that makes women do this? Or is it global warming? We need to study this phenomenon.

-ax

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Submitted by axolotl on Thu, 2009-11-12 05:20

Mary Kay LeTourneau has alot of company. Now numbering in the Hundreds. Worldnetdaily.com has a list of Female Sexual Predators of Minors in our Schools. Female Sexual Empowerment apparently means scratching that itch any way you care to. And that there should be no consequence for doing so.

This along with the media approval of the Cougar culture of Women seeking younger Males for Sexual use is in my view removing all restraints of Female behavior. That previous generations inhibited. When feelings not principles runs your life you can rationalize anything.

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Submitted by Hannibalbarca on Thu, 2009-11-12 14:37

The article sounds good in the beginning but turns abrubtly, ending with how dare we question the mother child bond? My answer to that is it is about time we did. Obviously the writer of the piece was more concerned about refuting the claims laid out in the beginning of the article than he was lending credence to them. Oh well, at least we know there are people trying to stop the madness.

David A. DeLong

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Submitted by David A. DeLong on Thu, 2009-11-12 16:48