Pornography exposure a factor in increase in adolescent child abuse according to an analysis published in the International Journal of Child Abuse and Neglect.
'By far the most common child sexual abuse perpetrator in Australia is another under-18 known to the victim, with numbers spiking in recent decades...' 1/
'By far the most common child sexual abuse perpetrator in Australia is another under-18 known to the victim, with numbers spiking in recent decades...' 1/
“Adolescent consumption of pornography, especially when violent, may lead to distorted sexual scripts that legitimise sexual coercion and abuse, enhance its likelihood in lived experience, and undermine sexual activity with full, free and voluntary consent,” the article says.
Using information from the landmark Australian Child Maltreatment Study, a nationally representative sample of more than 8,500 people aged 16 and over, the peer-reviewed article clearly shows child sexual abuse by adults is decreasing and offending by adolescents is on the rise. 2/
Using information from the landmark Australian Child Maltreatment Study, a nationally representative sample of more than 8,500 people aged 16 and over, the peer-reviewed article clearly shows child sexual abuse by adults is decreasing and offending by adolescents is on the rise. 2/
Almost one in five, 18.2 per cent, of 16-24-year-olds said an
adolescent was the perpetrator.
“Child sexual abuse by known adolescents in non-romantic relationships is by far the single most common category of offending in contemporary Australian society,” said lead author Ben Mathews, a QUT law professor.
“As a society, we have never done enough to ensure healthy sexual and emotional development of our youth, and especially of boys.
“This is particularly concerning as the vast majority of child sexual abuse is inflicted by males." 3/
adolescent was the perpetrator.
“Child sexual abuse by known adolescents in non-romantic relationships is by far the single most common category of offending in contemporary Australian society,” said lead author Ben Mathews, a QUT law professor.
“As a society, we have never done enough to ensure healthy sexual and emotional development of our youth, and especially of boys.
“This is particularly concerning as the vast majority of child sexual abuse is inflicted by males." 3/
Professor Mathews’ co-author, Daryl Higgins, director of the Institute of Child Protection Studies at the Australian Catholic University, said it was time policymakers treated adolescents who engage in harmful sexual behaviour as “a major public health issue”.
“Given the clear correlation between child sexual abuse and rates of mental and physical ill-health later in life, this is a critical public policy issue that needs attention and resources from governments,” Professor Higgins said. 4/
“Given the clear correlation between child sexual abuse and rates of mental and physical ill-health later in life, this is a critical public policy issue that needs attention and resources from governments,” Professor Higgins said. 4/
'Adolescents the most common perpetrators of child sexual abuse', Stephen Lunn, The Australian, January 7, 2024
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