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Sexual Assault Case Study

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According to D’iachenko & Tsymbal (2013, p. 84), “pedophilia, meaning sexual contact between adults and children, has existed throughout the whole history of humankind”. This occurs when one person is not the legal age of eighteen years old (D’iachenko & Tsymbal, 2013, p. 84). During one case study, it was found that those who committed sexual assault fall under two different categories. One category is that they might have a mental disorder. They type of pedophile has an impairment regarding their sexual preference. A mental disorder could take place as a child or as an adolescent. Nevertheless, the mental disorder has several effects on the individual’s personality. One effect is that they could stay immature and form compulsive attraction …show more content…

When one has a psychological impairment, they are seen as “nonpedophiles who do not suffer from impaired sexual preference” (D’iachenko & Tysmbal, 2013, p. 85). Sexual assault could result from an individual being sexually assaulted their self D’iachenko & Tysmbal, 2013, p. 86). Sexual assault is seen as both deviant behavior and criminal behavior. Any sexual assault is against the law. This includes rape, “non-consensual sexual intercourse”, and forced or violent sexual acts (“What is Sexual Assault,”n.d.). As a society, we have strongly agreed that these acts are not appropriate. When one is under the legal age, they look towards adults to take care of them, not to sexually abuse them (D’iachenko & Tsymbal, 2013, p. 84). Also, when one is under the age, they might be fully aware of what is going on and any sexual acts that are conducted might not be consensual. After reading that sexual assault could be a result from mental illness, do you think that those who are diagnosed with mental illness should be treated differently when convicted of sexual assault? Why or why

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