from: http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20000517/hl/sex_abuse_2.html Click Here: <A HREF="http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20000517/hl/sex_abuse_2.html">Pedophile Confessions Closely Match Allegations…</A> ----- Wednesday May 17 6:08 PM ET Pedophile Confessions Closely Match Allegations of Child Victims BOSTON (Reuters Health) - A comparison of the confessions of sex offenders and the allegations of their child victims suggests that children are reliable when describing acts of sexual abuse. In fact, researchers find the child's report more reliable than a medical examination, which may find no injuries even when penetration occurs. ``Generally the events are unwitnessed, and unfortunately in the end it's the child's word against the perpetrator's, and the child tends to be disbelieved,'' said Amy A. Daso, a medical student at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. She reviewed the randomly selected records of 31 pedophiles in Ohio. The 29 men and two women confessed to specific illegal behaviors against 45 children, most of whom were at least six years of age at the time. ``Once a child reaches his or her 6th birthday, studies suggest they are less suggestible by leading questions,'' Daso noted. Most of the children were biologically related to their perpetrators. Daso found that the perpetrators confessed to 101 acts of abuse, which matched 68% of the victims' allegations. Overall, the children described 111 discrete acts. Law enforcement interviewers did not specifically ask the perpetrators about 26% of the children's allegations. Only 6% of the allegations were specifically denied by perpetrators, mostly those acts involving genital or anal penetration, which carry harsher legal penalties in Ohio. Only 56% of the perpetrators who were accused of penile penetration confessed to it, Daso added. Daso presented her findings this week at the combined annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies and the American Academy of Pediatrics. Copyright © 2000 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters shall not be liable for any errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon. ----- Aloha, He'Ping, Om, Shalom, Salaam. Em Hotep, Peace Be, All My Relations. Omnia Bona Bonis, Adieu, Adios, Aloha. Amen. Roads End <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html <A HREF="http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
