Sexual molestation of men by women

Sarrel, Philip M.; Masters, William H.

doi:10.1007/bf01541979

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“…He maintains that the sexual offenses committed by females against children remain hidden "because of the expectations of the female role which simultaneously expect a degree of bodily contact between women and children and deny the existence of sexuality in women" (1981: 228; see also Justice and Justice (1979) and Sarrel and Masters, 1982). However, these arguments in themselves may serve to suggest the problematic nature of defining acts of sexual abuse, particular when the alleged offender is female.…”

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Females who sexually abuse children: A discussion of gender stereotypes and symbolic assailants

Nelson

1994

Qual Sociol

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This paper focuses on how ideologies of crime and gender influence the handling of female suspects accused of committing a sexual offense against a child. Edwards (1981, 1984) has observed that within the criminal justice system it is of central importance to examine, first, how judgments and discretion are mediated by factors which are often extraneous to the proof of guilt and, second, how the criminal justice process is guided by theories which expedite processing through the postulate that certain patterns of offending are more "typical" of one group than another. These "background relevances" (Garfinkel, 1967: 118) not only allow for the symbolic construction of a "typical" offence but also allow for the reification of an "offender" through the formation of a routinized "identikit" of characteristics thought to describe the common assailant. Within the social construction of a child sexual offender, gender assumes perhaps primary salience. The "typicality" or non-typicality of an allegation of child sexual abuse may have profound implications for assessment in terms of its veracity, severity, the assumed motivation for the offence, the "dangerousness" of the alleged offender and for its case management by agents and agencies mandated to respond.Feminist scholars have directed attention to the way in which processing stereotypes can be deleterious to the victim, the ideal of social justice and the right of persons to protection from crimes of violence, including, but not limited to, acts of sexual violence, under the law (Clark and Lewis, 1981; Marshall, 1989). Gordon (1986) has suggested the need to transcend the "victimization paradigm" that she feels has dominated Direct correspondence to

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Females who sexually abuse children: A discussion of gender stereotypes and symbolic assailants

Nelson

1994

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“…Sarrel and Masters' (1982) seminal article showed that the male sexual response can happen in a variety of emotional states, including anger and terror. As these researchers showed, arousal and stimulation are not the same; sexual arousal is the arousal of sexual desire, whereas sexual stimulation is a physiological response to physical touching of sexual body parts; thus, a man can obtain an erection through physical stimulation, even if he is not sexually aroused, and it is possible for women to sexually aggress against and force their male partners to have sexual intercourse against their will.…”

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Sexual Aggression Experiences Among Male Victims of Physical Partner Violence: Prevalence, Severity, and Health Correlates for Male Victims and Their Children

Hines

Douglas

2014

Arch Sex Behav

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Although research has documented the prevalence and health correlates of sexual aggression among women who have experienced severe partner violence (PV), no research has documented the parallel issues among male victims of severe PV. Research also suggests that children of female victims of both physical and sexual PV have worse mental health than children of female victims of physical PV only, but no research has assessed the mental health of children whose fathers experienced both physical and sexual PV. We surveyed 611 men who experienced physical PV from their female partners and sought help. We assessed the types and extent of various forms of PV, the men's mental and physical health, and the mental health of their oldest child. Results showed that almost half of the men experienced sexual aggression in their relationship, and 28 % severe sexual aggression. Increasing levels of severity of sexual aggression victimization was associated with greater prevalence and types of other forms of PV. In addition, greater levels of severity of sexual aggression victimization among the men was significantly associated with depression symptoms, post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms, physical health symptoms, and poor health, and attention deficit and affective symptoms among their children. These associations held after controlling for demographics and other violence and trauma exposure. Discussion focused on the importance of broadening our conceptualization of PV against men by women to include sexual aggression as well.

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“…In general, existing studies have been drawn from small sample groups arising from clinical experience, in which 382 cases of sexual assault against men, in the community setting, has been reported (Doan & Levy, 1983, n ϭ 6; Forman, 1983, n ϭ 3; Frazier, 1993, n ϭ 75; Goyer & Eddleman, 1984, n ϭ 13; Groth & Burgess, 1980, n ϭ 6; Hillman, O'Mara, TaylorRobinson, & Harris, 1990a, n ϭ 5, 1990b, n ϭ 28, 1991Isely, 1991, n ϭ 4;Jacobson & Richardson, 1987, n ϭ 2; Kruegar, 1985, n ϭ 100; Kaufman, 1984, n ϭ 14; Lacy & Roberts, 1991, n ϭ 10; Lipschitz et al, 1996, n ϭ 3; Lott, Reilly, & Howard, 1982, n ϭ 8; Mezy & King, 1989, n ϭ 22;, n ϭ 9; Rogers, 1995, n ϭ 1; Rogstad & Bignell, 1991, n ϭ 8; Sarrel & Masters, 1982, n ϭ 7; Stermac et al, 1996, n ϭ 29; Watson-Armstrong, O'Rourke, & Schatzlein, 1994, n ϭ 1). Outside of these incident reports, prevalence research on the frequency of this crime is extremely limited.…”

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“…Like women, men may also suffer from posttraumatic stress syndrome . If untreated, post-rape sexual dysfunction can result in persistent sexual difficulties such as inhibited orgasms, impotence, promiscuity, and sexual aversion or abstinence (Goyer & Eddleman, 1984;Sarrel & Masters, 1982). Depression, anxiety, increased anger, and hostility appear in men who present immediately after a sexual assault or who enter treatment years later (Frazier, 1993;.…”

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