There are those who are deliberately distorting and hyping this issue for personal notoriety and profit. Satanic and occult crime and ritual abuse of children has become a growth industry. Speaking fees, books, video and audio tapes, prevention material, television and radio appearances all bring egoistic and financial rewards. Bizarre crime and evil can occur without organized satanic activity. The professional perspective requires that we distinguish between what we know and what we're not sure of.
Some individuals believe in and are involved in something commonly called satanism and the occult .
Some of these individuals commit crime. Some groups of individuals share these beliefs and involvement in this satanism and the occult. Some members of these groups commit crime together. Desecration of churches and cemeteries. Thefts from churches and cemeteries.