Any reports of suspicious or inappropriate behavior should be investigated immediately. Sexual abusers often refuse treatment because of denial and thinking errors. Family members, and church friends can play a major role by insisting sexual abusers be seen by a clinician specializing in the treatment of sexual abusers. The intervening person will begin a process that could eventually lead to recovery. Sometimes only people close to a sexual abuser are aware of his or her deviant sexual behavior.
Sex offenders are very secretive.
Many abusers may lie or simply not volunteer such information during an assessment. Therefore pastors, counselors and family members should try to speak with the evaluator. This step ensures that the professional making the evaluation has taken all relevant information into account. Helps Like recovery from alcohol abuse, stopping the compulsion to abuse children involves much more than simply wanting to stop. For most addicted people, it also means reshaping their lives, learning to manage the stresses and strains that led to molestation in the first place.