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Repeat Offending, Victim Gender, and Extent of Victim Relationship in Catholic Church Sexual Abusers

Implications for Risk Assessment

Anthony D. Perillo

John Jay College of Criminal Justice City University of New York, aperillo{at}jjay.cuny.edu

Cynthia Calkins Mercado

John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Karen J. Terry

John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Despite wide reports of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, empirical data on Catholic Church sexual abuse have not been readily available. The present study examines factors associated with sex-offender risk assessment along three criteria (repeat offending, victim gender, and victim relationship) on a sample of sexual abusers in the Catholic Church. Data from 4,392 priests with documented allegations of child sexual abuse were used. Logistic regression analysis resulted in significant predictive models for all comparisons. Factors consistently found to be significant predictors across comparisons included victim age, cleric age, all male victims, and history of victimization. Results suggest that risk predictors for Catholic Church sexual abusers are similar to those used in the general sex-offender population.

Key Words: sexual abuse • priests • risk assessment • recidivism

Criminal Justice and Behavior, Vol. 35, No. 5, 600-614 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0093854808314368
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