Porn Addiction Led Teen to Become a Registered Sex Offender Before His First Kiss
A registered sex offender before his first kiss. While this might sound impossible, this is sadly the case for “Jamie,” a thirteen-year-old boy found in possession of child pornography via a police raid. Jamie’s parents were completely unaware of their son’s escalating pornography addiction over the previous three years. What had begun as friends showing…
Montana Becomes 15th State to Recognize Public Health Harms of Porn
Montana just became the 15th state to pass a resolution recognizing the public health harms of pornography! Similar to tobacco in the 1950s, research & science have caught up with the harmful impacts of a pervasive industry. That is why the National Center on Sexual Exploitation authored the model resolution that formally recognizes the impacts…
RECAP: Symposium Confronting the Rise of Child-on-Child Harmful Sexual Behavior
Symposium Agenda Copy of Summary of Research reviewed by NCOSE by topic –download here Download copies of event and speaker handouts here. Videos will be available here in the next month. View photos from the event here: There is Hope: Confronting the Rise of Child-on-Child Harmful Sexual Behavior Symposium Recap On March…
NEW RELEASE: Summary of Research for Child-on-Child Harmful Sexual Behavior
There is growing concern among parents, educators, and child safety experts regarding children[1] who exhibit or who engage in harmful sexual behavior (HSB) against other children. In part, this concern arises from the significant number of incidents of child-on-child HSB known to authorities. For instance, data regarding sexual offenses reported by U.S. police showed that…
Podcast: Is Child on Child Sexual Abuse on the Rise?
Ep. 34 Heidi Olson shares her on the ground experience with children The abuse of children is something we recognize as a horrific crime. But what happens when the abuser is a child themselves? This week we hear from Heidi Olson, a registered nurse who specializes in pediatrics and leads the team of forensic nurses…