Child molesters are four times more likely than other violent criminals to recommit their crime. A typical molester will abuse between 30 and 60 children before they are arrested as many as 380 children during their lifetime. A study conducted by Emory University found that 453 sex offenders admitted to molesting more than 67,000 children in their lifetime a number also supported by Department of Justice research. According to the KlaasKids Foundation, the average convicted child molester spends only 2 years and 9 months in prison. The second, and most important way to measure the devastation of these crimes is by the damage caused to children, to families, and to communities.
Every victim is an innocence stolen, and in too many cases, a life destroyed.
As an adult survivor of childhood sexual abuse, I am keenly interested in your working toward the two strikes, you re out proposal. When I was a child in trouble, there was no one there to stand up for my rights. My abuser was allowed to harm not only me, but also several other children. He was given a gentle slap on the wrist. I have spent a majority of my life fighting the demons that infested my soul at his touch.