Pedophile, By Jock Sturges

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Author Jock Sturges quotes (Sturges), “What pedophiles and people who have sexual desires on children lose sight of to a terrible, terrible degree- a devastating degree- is that their victims are real people who will suffer forever whatever abuses are perpetrated on them.” Very often on the TV, radio and newspaper cover stories about children who are abused, abducted and even murdered, usually by strangers but it is important to know that these are not typical crimes. Sexual abusers are more likely to be people we know, and could well be people we care about; after all more than 7 out of 10 children who are sexually abused know their abuser. As a matter of fact, they are family members or friends, neighbors or babysitters and many hold responsible