"Some 89,000 children in the U.S. were Sexually Abused in 2002, according to one study.
Statistics indicate that the majority of women who have been raped know their assailant. A 1998 National Violence Against Women Survey revealed that among those women who reported being raped, 76% were victimized by a current or former husband, live-in partner, or date (Tjaden and Thoennes, 1998). Also, a Bureau of Justice Statistics study found that nearly 9 out of 10 rape or sexual assault victimizations involved a single offender with whom the victim had a prior relationship as a family member, intimate, or acquaintance (Greenfeld, 1997).
Please read "Abnormal Attraction" - page 76 of June 2009 Scientific American Mind. The reason I am fascinated by this issue is because a middle aged guy followed me, the other day. For 1/2 hours I was so scared that I was going to be caught and... I was supposed to meet my Mommy at the gym, early in the evening, to go for a walk and buy groceries. Instead, I ran from the park to an Indian restaurant, where I finally managed to escape. I wonder if he lives in this neighborhood? He must have seen me playing with my friends. I hope I never see his ugly face, again!
I am posting this picture of another guy, of one of two males who came into our building, looked around, and then left. The other day, right after I woke up, I decided to go to the living-room to look outside. That is when I saw a fat, older guy, with a tattoo on his arm, and an earring. I ran back to my bedroom, grabbed my camera, and took a photo of him to show my Mommy. She was impressed that I managed to take a picture of one more strange guy that just happens to be mysteriously showing up. My Mommy told me, " I am so proud of you".
There's another known pedophile, living nearby. He travels around in a wheelchair, but he can really walk. I know this because our single Mother friend told us, after her son was sexually abused in a washroom by him, at the age of 4! The police were called, but nothing ever happened with the case. Since then, the kid, who its now 6, has been abused a few more times, by different men. Strange how you never hear or read about women being sexual deviants? Maybe they are too busy being raped.
My Mommy said, " It's what I wasn't told that hurt me. Not what I was told!" Everybody should talk to their children and warn them about pedophiles. Who knows? Almost always, its someone that you know... I'll call my study: The 3 W's - Watching, Waiting, and Wanting!
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Don't wait. Talk to your children, NOW. Before it's too late ....
T.H.H.L.
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