Posted on 04/07/2006 6:36:09 PM PDT by NYer
There were some who were heterosexuals and pedophiles, but the vast majority of offenders were homosexuals.
"According to the John Jay Commission, the ratio was about 6:1 (male to female victims)"
That's interesting. Looks more like 99 to 1 to me.
I can guarantee you that there is no statute of limitation on the damage that has been done to these people.
My wife who was abused as a child still carries the emotional and physical scares to this day.
There should not be any limitation of time in bring charges against those who abuse children! And their sentence should not no less than a hard 40 years to begin with before they even come up for the chance of parole.
Go here:
http://dad29.blogspot.com/2006/04/john-jays-priest-abuse-figures-in.html
The blogspot also has embedded links to the graph-source.
I don't doubt that the John Jay College report was as you stated.
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