Sandusky victims how many

Latest national data on sexual abuse of children shows that 1-in-4 girls and 1-in boys report abuse. Approximately 1-in-6 boys are actually abused.

We also know that in general serial sexual abusers abuse an average of children. Those are scary numbers. Serial child rape — as with adult rape — is about power and control.

We know from the Sandusky trial that all of his victims were between the ages of 10 and Due to this, it can be surmised that Sandusky could have between 16 and 18 when the serial nature of his abuse started. In order to gain power and control, at those ages predators are generally bigger and stronger than their prey. I pointedly stated that the serial nature of his predation probably started when he was in his late teens.

It should also be pointed out that Sandusky may not have been the victim of child rape himself. Prison studies of serial child rapists show that a higher percentage of convicted child rapists say they were severely physically abused as children.

Sandusky was sentenced to 30 to 60 years in prison in October for having abused 10 boys he met over 15 years through his charity for troubled children. Sandusky has maintained his innocence, and he appeared in court as recently as last month seeking a new trial. The university has previously disclosed in legal filings that it rejected the claims of six other alleged victims when it concluded the settlement. It couldn't be determined Wednesday night whether those six people are the same as the six extra claimants mentioned in the financial statement.

The statement offered no further details. Their stories have been challenged publicly by several prominent authors. Ben Andreozzi, the attorney for on of the victims of Jerry Sandusky who testified at Sandusky's trial, holds up a handwritten note from his client the day Sandusky waived his preliminary hearing on charges of sexual abuse of minors.

And like victims of other crimes, they have to endure years of court appeals. There are a few reasons for that. The latter group was galvanized together by a political cause - winning a right to file time-barred lawsuits against their perpetrators.

They were universally embraced, and passed by lawmakers with little opposition. Then too, the clergy survivors never experienced such a backlash over their accounts. In the Sandusky case, there are legions of former Penn State football players, alums and others who — galvanized by their love for the Paterno era and all that it meant for Penn State — have relentlessly pushed the counter-narrative that the university and others unfairly scapegoated their heroes in the interest of damage control.

An extreme minority question the credibility of the cases against Sandusky. The best news is that many of the survivors have moved on to a point where they are sustaining happy marriages and raising children of their own.

Storm agreed. Not every victim or survivor has to become an advocate or an activist. Just surviving alone is celebration, and is a testament to their strength and their courage and their bravery. Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission. All rights reserved About Us. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local.

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