Citation

Cameron P. Psychol. Rep. 2005; 96(2): 275-298.

Affiliation

Family Research Institute, P.O. Box 62640, Colorado Springs, CO 80962-2640, USA. pdcameron@juno.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

15941101

Abstract

50% of foster parent abuse in a general population survey and 34% of abuse as determined by the Illinois DCFS was homosexual. In news stories in the 50 largest newspapers and wire services 1980-2003, 175 foster parents sexually abused 351+ charges. For the 169 whose sex of victim could be determined: 149 (88%) were men; 76 (53%) victimized homosexually; and 85 (50%) were unmarried. Men assaulted 319 (91%) victims, homosexual practitioners 222 (63%), and the unmarried 164 (47%). From 1980-1994 57% of the victims were girls; after 1994 56% were boys. In 21 group homes, the molestation was homosexual in 15 (71%) and 31 of the 32+ perpetrators were male and at least 334 of 349+ victims were boys.

Language: en