Did you know convicted sex offenders can apply to have their names removed from the sex offenders register??
Removal from the SOR means that offenders are no longer managed by police forces meaning they can and often do, reoffend.
The effects of sexual abuse on a child are profound, devastating and almost impossible to quantify.
Effects are far reaching; from emotional, psychological, neurological, physiological and physical. The effects are carried into adulthood and impact on every aspect of a victim’s life.
For the child, their whole understanding of life is catastrophically affected from the moment they are violated by an adult or older child. Their understanding of what constitutes a loving and safe relationship becomes damaged and their world becomes unclear and difficult to navigate.
They may become withdrawn, subdued, angry, or develop neurological symptoms such as mutism and body tics. They may become aggressive, have issues with sleeping, bed wetting, become clingy and dislike activities that they once enjoyed. They are often hyper-vigilant, unable to manage stress and develop new fears. They may begin to complain of illness which cannot be treated or explained.
As they become overwhelmed by the stress, their ability to concentrate and focus affects their ability to learn leading to lower outcomes for them in the long term.
They may display hyper sexualisation or inappropriate sexual behaviour for their age. They may seek out other sexual experiences with their peers or other adults.
They may see that their compliance gains them privileges allowing them to feel worthy and more grown up.
Children who are subject to this type of abuse have difficulty making and maintaining friendships as their peers are developing age appropriately which is in conflict with the emotional development of the child being abused.
Victims face an increased risk of mental health issues in adulthood. In a 1999 study, it was reported that positive mediation and intervention post-abuse had a significant impact on victim’s long term mental health and well-being. (Saunders, Kilpatrick, Hanson, Resnick, & Walker, 1999)
However, this is reliant on the victim reporting the incident within a short period of time. Often, children are so traumatised by the violation that they cannot and do not have the language or the understanding to tell anyone. It is often the case the the child doesn’t speak up until they are much older and potentially more incidences of abuse have occurred further deepening the damage.
Paedophiles CANNOT be rehabilitated.
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