Female pedophile numbers reported
From: AAP
News.Com.Au
March 07, 2006
THE number of female pedophiles preying on children in care is much higher than previously thought with many of the abusers babysitters, nannies, nuns and teachers, a new study has found.
The report, by peak child protection group Child Wise, found female sexual predators are responsible for six per cent of all reported cases of sexual abuse against children, according to News Limited newspapers.
The study also found that while there was no definitive profile of female abusers, those known to have molested children were women in positions of authority, including babysitters and nannies and even nuns and teachers.
The research showed most females who abused children did so alone and that women were less likely than men to be prosecuted for their crimes.
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,18375385-29277,00.htmlWonder why less likely to be prosecuted?
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