Why are there so many child abusers nowadays?

Question

I did not hear about them 20 years ago and now on almost every news there is always someone....

Answer 1

There aren't. 20 years ago the subject 'wasn't discussed', wasn't reported in the press, and probably more importantly, children's evidence was not viewed as reliable in courts.

We are more aware of it now, we do more to combat it now and we report it in the press now.

Sadly, this has spawned a whole genre of books of the "I had an abusive childhood and I want to guilt trip you into buying my book about it".

You have to wonder who actually wants to read such things!

Answer 2

There has always been child abusers. Its just that 20 years ago, you never heard of them in the news. Part of this is due to the victims not coming forward. Also, 20 years ago, there was the "don't tell tales" culture, which may have encouraged many more victims not to come forward.

Now, you hear a lot of paedophiles being prosecuted for downloading child porn. That option wasn't available back then, and also downloading child porn will leave an internet footprint which is traceable by the authorities. This footprint is always going to speak up one way or other - unlike the victims 20 years ago.

Answer 3

Why because they are abusing Babies, little children or pre -teens who can't or are afraid to tell an adult.
Reasons :
They we're threaten that their other family members would be killed or harmed.

That they themselves would be killed while their family watches.

The abuser was their own Father and God forbid you say something like that about your Father who has brought you into this world fed, clothed you and gave you a place to live. And has done nothing but loved your ungrateful azz.

The Mother would not believe them.

If they were a Step-Child, Problem child,
A Mother in denial., Foster Child ..ect list could go on. If it was her new boyfriend.
Some Mothers have known it was going on, but turned their heads.

The Abuser wears different Masks.
Acts very different when they are in public.
Needs to be in control of all things,people otherwise he is showing his weakness.
Oh and of course they are always so sorry,and will never do it again.... till the next time.
If it does go to court, guess how the problem is solved?
The child gets put in foster care until the Abuser gets sent to jail for under 6 months less most times and than is brought back into the family unit..
Where has the victim seen Justice served ??

Answer 4

The important word there is nowadays. The number of those people stays relatively stable. They're a percentage of the population and have always been there and always will be. The fact is 'nowadays' the news media is much quicker at reporting these things and much more widely available to the masses what with 24hr news channels the interweb and free newspapers. Also there is much more support available for those abused compared to that available 20 years ago so more victims are willing to come forward and see their asbusers punished. Similarly attitudes have changed and there is less of a stigma involved with all things sexual and therefore less likelyhood of an incidence of abuse being dealt with in house so to speak or simply swept under the carpet never to be mentioned again.

Answer 5

You answered you own question, "you did not hear about them 20 years ago". Child abusers have been around since there have been adults and children, they have and the sad thing is, there will always be abused children. Okay here in the States we would want to think that "we" have a handle on the situation, but the truth of the matter being, there are an equal amount of children being abused around the globe and be mindful that abuse comes in many forms. I will continue to pray for those poor little souls, God has them - and - I will also continue to pray for their abusers because God has them also. God Bless.

Answer 6

It has always been around, from the dawn of civialisation. Some ancient civialisations (and even some relatively modern ones) had vastly different ideas on sex, children, age of consent, etc.

In our society again it has always been here, but it is just reported more now. It has entered the public imagination (and rightly so) as a very real danger, maybe 20 or 30 years ago people could not or would not think it possible, so a lot of it was unseen?

Answer 7

The number has probably not changed at all. The 'News' catches a much wider audience when it's bad. In Canada the news is what people want to hear; local events, local news which is not dominated by shootings or murders. There is almost no rime in Canada. The US 'news' is full of shootings, killings, murders and crime. America has a massive crime problem. I think somebody could get a PhD out of this.

There is a reason that we are being perpetually fed bad, depressing 'news', perhaps it's because that's what they need us thinking about when they present Bush's unjust wars, so we can see it as acceptable. Thousands of Innocent children have died horrible deaths at the hands of the US war machine. Perhaps Bush should be considered a mass child killer. Which he is.

Answer 8

Chances are the perverted sods were always there but when they were exposed they hushed it up and made the children feel guilty like the Catholic Church did in Ireland and America.

Nowadays they are much more likely to get caught, I just hope it hasn't gone too far the other way, with anybody being accused of child abuse having their careers ruined and their names plastered over all the papers even when the allegation turns out to be untrue.

Answer 9

Paedophilia is not new, it has been around for a long time. It just nowadays is not seen as something to be ashamed or something unbelievable. It just the same as rape, a while ago it used to be swept under the carpet and women who have been raped they used to be made feel ashamed if they wanted to report it.

So now we have those who have gone through that gruesome experience in the past who decided to take a stand and make their voices heard. As they could not be quiet as they did they were children. We also have the social services who take these allegation very serious, unlike before.

Answer 10

There isn't any more today than there was four hundred years ago. The difference is that these days we have outlets to go to for justice, these days we have no social order to shame us as victims. Now we go after the perpetrators!!!
Because we go after the paedophiles, and prosecute them. We hear it far more often than we ever would have in the nineteen sixties.
Forty years ago it was unheard of to publicly accuse a priest of sodomy, rape, or a sexual perversion. You would have been stoned to death. Fifty years ago one never told on 'daddy' because it would have more than just financial affects. Forty five years ago Uncle pervy could get away with it because it would not have been reported to authorities. Mom and dad would take care of it in-house. Likely by banning the brother or in-law from home. No jail time, just get away from us kind of justice.
It is different today. Today we have a legal system that will take care of the victims identity as well as convict the criminal.
There are as many now as there were fifty-five years ago. We just get to see them now.

Answer 11

There have always been child abusers. It's just that what was once secretive and never talked about has come to light more in recent years. Most abuse happens within families and the shame and guilt the child feels often keeps them silent for years, decades even.