Typical Sexual Offender Against Children - "molests an average of 117 youngsters, most of whom do not report the offense."

From: Vicki Polin

Keeping Children Safe:
Rhetoric and Reality
by Ernest E. Allen
US Dept of Justice - Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

In 1985, research conducted by Dr. Gene Abel of Emory University in Atlanta examined a group of sex offenders. Funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, Dr. Abel's research concluded that the typical sexual offender against children is male, begins molesting by age 15, engages in a variety of deviant behavior, and "molests an average of 117 youngsters, most of whom do not report the offense." Dr. Abel emphasized that offenders seek legitimate access to children, noting that "child molesters seek out jobs to access kids" (Abel, 1985).