Taking Sexual Abuse Against Boys Seriously

An editorial in the Olympian newspaper makes some well-needed points that we are doing a great disservice to society and young men by not taking seriously situations where boys are statutorially raped. Too many people, including judges and the media, accept a double standard when an older woman seduces an underage boy, but the consequences are very real. "The media has even romanticized idea of the young man or teen-age boy being guided through sexual encounters by an experienced, mature woman -- as if it were a rite of passage for him. Does anyone stop to consider what this does to the development of these boys as sexual beings as they enter adulthood?" Bravo to Mr. Davis for writing this opinion piece.
Source: The Olympian [newspaper]



Title: Male victims of sexual abuse must be treated equally



Author: M. Shawn Davis



Date: July 20, 2001

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