New study: Millions of men ‘would xesually abuse children if secrecy was assured’ — The Times

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New study: Millions of men ‘would xesually abuse children if secrecy was assured’ — The Times.

A new study has revealed a shocking proportion of Australian men would abuse children “if no one found out”.

The research, conducted by the University of New South Wales, found “concerning” patterns, including that one in six Australian men said they had feelings for children under the age of 18, with 48 per cent of those answering being aged over 54.

One in 15 men questioned admitted they would have xesual contact with a child under the age of 14 if “no one found out”, while one in 25 said the same about children under 10.

The odds of a respondent saying they would have had xes with someone under the age of 18 was 10 times higher if they were aged over 65.

The survey, which questioned over 1900 men aged between 18 and 65 years old, is the world’s largest child sexual abuse perpetration prevention survey of its kind.

The study was welcomed by those who say that the common nature of xesual violence against women needs to be studied at the perpetrator level as well as with victims.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/millions-of-men-would-sexually-abuse-children-if-secrecy-was-sure-ncf9lx5v7

AIBU to be find it disturbing that these were the men only willing to admit it and its probably alot higher??

Reminds me of that red*it thread about men getting aroused changing their daughters diapers or that other study that showed men would happily commit rape if they were assured to never be revealed/caught.

What can we as women/parents/men that don't fall into the above statistics do to combat this ? How can we ensure our sons are not thinking these thoughts are ok?

I had never heard of Watkins so looked this up. It is depraved beyond belief. And not only was he a paedophile including with babies, a woman fan as you said sexually abused her own baby on his behalf.

This!

There are also women who aren't paedophiles but who abuse children for other reasons. There was a rather harrowing article on the BBC last year or the year before about women in poverty (I think in the Philippines) abusing their children on camera for men who were paying to watch over the internet.

I doubt that there isn't a woman posting on this thread that did not have a man act or behave really inappropriately to her at 14 or younger. It is very common.

I remember it, and it was older men. Always.

Depressing

The only thing I’m surprised about is that this is a surprise to anyone.

I have heard so many horrible stories from female friends over the years. At least six or seven have told me of rape or abuse, often in childhood. None of them ever went to the police. One woman told me she was repeatedly abused by her mother's boyfriends. In fact, she had stayed in contact with one of them because he was the only one who didn't abuse her. Another told me her step grandfather used to sexually abuse her while her mum and grandmother were in the kitchen. She would have been seven or eight.

The fact that none of these women ever went to the police is terrifying. That means all those abusers are still out there. Actually, one did go to the police, but her rapists were never caught. If that's normal, that means that for every reported rape, there are five or six which don't show up in the statistics. No doubt many of those abusers and rapists have children or grandchildren and are regarded as loving family men. I have often looked at old men, who are liked and respected, and wondered if they hide some terrible secret. For sure some do. I bet every one of us has, without knowing it, spoken to an older man who raped or abused a girl when he was young. Think how often you've been in the presence of an older man who has given you the creeps.

Even some of the elites must be thinking twice now post-Epstein.