@article{ref1,
title="Effects of Defendant Sexual Orientation on Jurors' Perceptions of Child Sexual Assault",
journal="Law and human behavior",
year="2009",
author="Wiley, Tisha R. A. and Bottoms, Bette L.",
volume="33",
number="1",
pages="46-60",
abstract="We examined mock jurors' reactions to a sexual abuse case involving a male teacher and a 10-year-old child. Because gay men are sometimes stereotyped as child molesters, we portrayed defendant sexual orientation as either gay or straight and the victim as either a boy or girl. Jurors made more pro-prosecution decisions in cases involving a gay versus straight defendant, particularly when the victim was a boy. In boy-victim cases, jurors' emotional feelings of moral outrage toward the defendant mediated these effects. On average, women jurors were more pro-prosecution than were men. Results have implications for understanding social perceptions of cross- and same-gender child sexual abuse and juror decision making in child sexual assault cases perpetrated by homosexual and heterosexual men.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0147-7307",
doi="10.1007/s10979-008-9131-2",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10979-008-9131-2"
}