Teen finds his picture on missing children's Web site
The teen discovered he was allegedly abducted after
finding his childhood picture on a missing children's Web
site.
CNN, Associated Press (AP) February 18, 2004
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Authorities arrested the
mother of a 17-year-old boy who saw his picture on a missing
children's Web site and discovered that he was allegedly
abducted from Canada 14 years ago.
Acting on a Canadian-issued warrant, U.S. marshals arrested
Giselle-Marie Goudreault, 45, at her home in the San Fernando
Valley. She was being held without bail until Canadian
authorities can extradite her on child abduction charges,
authorities said.
Goudreault "was shocked and very emotional" during the
February 11 arrest, said Jimell Griffin, a deputy U.S.
Marshall in Los Angeles. The boy's father had custody of his
son, and Griffin said Goudreault did not return him after a
court-ordered visit.
The teen, whose identity was not released, was immediately put
in a foster home.
The boy spotted his own photo, taken when he was 3, on a
Canadian missing children's Web site a few months ago and told
a teacher about it, authorities said. The teacher contacted
police, who then confirmed the story with Canadian
authorities.
Griffin said although it was Goudreault's son who initiated
contact with authorities, the youth was upset at his mother's
arrest and tried to comfort her while she was being led away.
The missing boy's father, Ron Steinmann, lives in Canada.
Goudreault initially took her son to live in
Mexico, authorities said, and she moved to the Los Angeles
area in 1995. She has been remarried twice.
"They were taking her child away and she did what she had to
do," Melissa Goudreault, her sister-in-law, said in a
telephone interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday from
her home in Red Deer, Alberta. "The family is behind her and
is trying to raise money for her legal defense."
Copyright 2004 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
Vanessa George remanded in custody after crowds jeer from public
gallery and throw missiles outside court
The Guardian, UK
June 11, 2009
A nursery school worker was jeered and spat at when she appeared in
court today, charged with sexual assault and making and distributing
child abuse images.
Vanessa George, 39, who worked at the Little Ted's nursery in
Plymouth, was remanded in custody amid angry scenes in and outside the
city's magistrates court.
George, of Plymouth, faces three counts of sexual assault on girls
and one on a boy. She is also accused of making, possessing and
distributing indecent images of children.
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OTTAWA - An Ottawa teen who befriended girls on
Facebook and other social media, then forced them to
work as escorts, has been found guilty of 30 of 33
charges against her.
The 17-year-old - identified as the ringleader of
the group - was found guilty Wednesday on counts
including human trafficking, forcible confinement,
assault, robbery, sexual assault, child luring and
distributing child pornography.
Sexual Offenders - Reference materials & scholarly
papers:
Allen, Craig. (1991). Women and Men Who Sexually Abuse Children:
A Comparative Analysis. Brandon, VT:
Safer Society Press.
Berendzen, R, & Palmer, L. (1993). Come here: A man overcomes the
tragic aftermath of childhood sexual abuse. New York: Villard Books.
Elliott, Michele (Ed.). (1993). Female Sexual Abuse of Children.
New York: Guilford Press.
Mike Lew, author of Victims No Longer, an excellent book for male
survivors of sexual abuse, says of this book: "Michele Elliott and her colleagues
guide us through denial, stereotypes, and conventional misinformation to
an unflinching examination of painful realities. Theoretical, research,
and clinical chapters help to forge a new understanding of the issues and
set directions for further exploration. Many survivors, both male and female,
will finally have their experiences validated. The powerfully moving survivors'
stories will be vital tools for survivors in their healing and will aid
therapists in understanding the complexities of recovery from sexual abuse
by females" (from the cover).
Mathews, R, Matthews, J. K., & Speltz, K. (1989). Female Sexual
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Miletski, H. (1997). Mother-Son Incest: The Unthinkable Broken
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Saradjian, J. & Hanks, H. (1996). Women Who Sexually Abuse Children:
From Research to Clinical Practice (Wiley Series in Child Care and Protection)
NY: John Wiley & Sons.
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Ex-High School Coach Gets a Year in Jail for Having Sex With Minor
LA Times, By Allison Hoffman, Times Staff Writer
January 24, 2004
A former Rancho Cucamonga High School coach on Friday was sentenced to a year in county jail for having sex with a 16-year-old girl who was one of her students.
Stacy Lynn Behrmann, 32, accepted a plea bargain in November on three counts of sex crimes against a minor.
She sat silently during the hearing in San Bernardino County Superior Court and did not look at friends and family members as she was led from the courtroom.
The girl, now 17, became friendly with Behrmann when she played on the high school girls' tennis and softball teams, which Behrmann coached.
According to investigative reports, the girl said their relationship was consensual and progressed to sexual intimacy in January 2003.
"She has robbed my daughter of her high school experience and years," the girl's foster father told the court.
Baby-faced Alfie, who is 13 but looks more like
eight, became a father four days ago when his girlfriend Chantelle
Steadman gave birth to 7lb 3oz Maisie Roxanne.
He told how he, at 12 years old, and Chantelle, 15, decided against an
abortion after discovering she was pregnant.
Not allowing move to halfway house 'perverse,'
suit says
OTTAWA - Karla Homolka, convicted in the killing of two teenage girls,
claims in a lawsuit that the federal government has violated her constitutional
rights by refusing to transfer her to a Montreal halfway house.
Homolka argues in a lawsuit filed in the Federal Court of Canada that
it is time to begin her reintegration into society. In particular, she would
like to become acquainted with Montreal, a city she plans to call home when
she is eventually released.
"I do not think it is in my best interests, or anybody else's, for
me to be released ... after eight years incarceration without any type of
gradual release to a place where I have never been and do not know anyone,"
Homolka wrote in her application to be moved.
Homolka was sentenced to a 12-year term in 1993 for the killings of Kristen
French and Leslie Mahaffy.
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Baby-faced Alfie, who is 13 but looks more like
eight, became a father four days ago when his girlfriend Chantelle
Steadman gave birth to 7lb 3oz Maisie Roxanne.
He told how he, at 12 years old, and Chantelle, 15, decided against an
abortion after discovering she was pregnant.
Correctional Services Canada Service correctionnel du Canada
Délinquantes sexuelles sous la
responsabilité du Service correctionnel du Canada, études de cas
LITERATURE REVIEW ON FEMALE SEX OFFENDERS
Although there is an increasing literature on male sex offenders,
there is a noticeable dearth of information concerning female sex
offenders. Most of the work in the area has come from three of the
largest prison programs for female sex offenders in Missouri, Minnesota,
and Kentucky.
OVERALL NEGLECT OF FEMALE SEXUAL OFFENCES
For a variety of societal reasons, female sexual abuse is likely to
remain unnoticed. Some researchers have found that the incidence of
sexual contact with boys by women is much Read More ..evalent than is
contended in the clinical literature (Condy, Templer Brown & Veaco,
1987). Despite society's increasing concern about sexual assault, there
may be several reasons for the under-reporting of female sexual abuse of
both child and adult victims. Traditionally, society has held
preconceptions of women as non-violent nurturers. Women in general, and
mothers Read More ..ecifically, have Read More ..eedom than men to touch children
(Marvasti, 1986). Therefore, a man may be Read More ..sily perceived as
abusive when touching a child than when a woman touches a child in a
similar manner (Plummer, 1981). Further, sexual offences perpetrated by
women are often incestuous in nature and children may be reluctant to
report sexual contact with a parent on whom they are dependent (Groth,
1979). Health care workers are often unable to detect mother-child
incest as mothers often accompany their children to the doctor's office.
This may serve as a barrier to detecting sexual abuse of the child
(Elliott & Peterson, 1993). The medical profession is only reluctantly
becoming sensitive to the fact that females can, in fact, be
perpetrators of sexual abuse (Wilkins, 1990; Krug, 1989).
EXAMEN DE LA DOCUMENTATION SUR LES DÉLINQUANTES SEXUELLES
La documentation sur les délinquants sexuels s'accroît alors que
l'information sur les délinquantes sexuelles est clairement déficiente.
La plupart des travaux en ce domaine proviennent de trois des programmes
les plus importants établis pour les délinquantes sexuelles au Missouri,
au Minnesota et au Kentucky.
DÉSINTÉRESSEMENT GÉNÉRAL À L'ÉGARD DES INFRACTIONS SEXUELLES
COMMISES PAR DES FEMMES
Pour diverses raisons sociales, les mauvais traitements sexuels
infligés par les femmes demeurent généralement cachés. Certains
chercheurs ont découvert que l'incidence des contacts sexuels entre des
femmes et des garçons est beaucoup plus élevée que ne l'estime la
documentation clinique (Condy, Templer Brown et Veaco, 1987). En dépit
du fait que la société se préoccupe de plus en plus de l'agression
sexuelle, plusieurs raisons pourraient faire que l'on parle moins des
cas de mauvais traitements sexuels infligés par des femmes à des enfants
ou à des adultes. La société a toujours perçu les femmes comme des
nourricières non violentes. Les femmes en général, et surtout les mères,
ont plus de latitude pour toucher les enfants que les hommes (Marvasti,
1986). Par conséquent, un homme qui touche un enfant de la même manière
que le fait une femme peut être plus facilement perçu comme un agresseur
(Plummer, 1981). En outre, les infractions sexuelles commises par des
femmes sont souvent de nature incestueuse et les enfants peuvent hésiter
à dénoncer un contact sexuel avec un parent dont ils dépendent (Groth,
1979). Les travailleurs du domaine de la santé sont souvent incapables
de déceler les cas d'inceste entre l'enfant et la mère car cette
dernière accompagne souvent l'enfant au bureau du médecin. Cela peut
empêcher de dépister les mauvais traitements sexuels infligés à l'enfant
(Elliott et Peterson, 1993). La profession médicale prend à contrecoeur
conscience du fait que les femmes peuvent en fait infliger de mauvais
traitements sexuels. (Wilkins, 1990; Krug, 1989).
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Female Sex Offender Danielle Jones
Stambaugh Middle School Auburndale, Fl., USA Arrest
date: June 5, 2008 Victims ages: 14 - 16 Suspect age: 31
Science teacher Danielle Jones, 32, was arrested June 5, 2008 on several
charges related to having sex with various boys ranging in age from 14 to
16. According to police, the alleged contact began in the 2005-06 school
year and continued until May 2008 when one of the boys told a school employee.
