Children are most likely to be sexually abused by a stranger. Any individual can be a sexual abuser. Sexual abuse cuts across all boundaries equally socioeconomic status, race, geographic, sexual and educational level. Most sex abusers suffer from some form of serious mental illness or psychosis. From all outward appearances, sex abusers appear to be normal, living normal lives.
Most sex abusers are homosexual.
Most sex abusers are stepfathers of live-ins. Mother-son relationships are the least frequent. All offenders are male, all victims are female. While the majority of reported victims are female, evidence shows increasing reports of male victims. Girls and boys are both seriously at risk for incest and sexual abuse.