Once a bond is formed with the victims, the perpetrators act on their fantasies. Sex offenders are not typically caught until they have offended multiple times. When victims do not feel a special bond with their perpetrators, they are more likely to disclose information about the crime. Perpetrators offend due to a need for control, not because of a strong desire to have sex. Sex offenders seek positions of authority, for example a police officer or coach.
Sexual assaults become increasingly more deviant and brutal with time.
The majority of sex offenders are white, heterosexual males. Most sex offenders have a history of pyromania and animal abuse. Most sex offenders commit about 380 sex crimes over their lifetimes. The majority of sex offenders have average to above average IQ scores. The above information was acquired during a seminar by Jay Johnson, a licensed sex offender therapist and director of the Sex Offender Protocol program at Riverpark Hospital.