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Institutional protection of children

The case led to renewed scrutiny of how institutions protect children from sexual abuse.

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Jan 11, 2026
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What are the most common demographic factors associated with child sex abuse?

Child sexual abuse is concentrated along several clear demographic axes: victim gender and age, relationship to the perpetrator and family structure, and certain socioeconomic or contextual risk marke...

Jan 6, 2026

Do socioeconomic factors influence pedophilia rates more than political affiliation?

Socioeconomic and community-level factors — poverty, family instability, and social disorganization — are repeatedly associated with higher identified rates of child sexual abuse and maltreatment, whi...