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SJ Quinney College of Law, University of Utah

Utah Law Faculty Scholarship

2022

Vulnerable Children

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Sea Of Destruction: Legal And Social Forces Enabling Sexual Abuse Of Children, Amos N. Guiora Feb 2022

Sea Of Destruction: Legal And Social Forces Enabling Sexual Abuse Of Children, Amos N. Guiora

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This Article seeks to expose the truth of how our schools, laws, and powerful groups in our society actively work to aid mobile molesters in schools—mobile because they move from child to child and school to school, all with the blessing of adult enablers who are charged to protect children. According to news reports, in 2015, at least 498 teachers and other school workers were arrested for sexual misconduct with children. That is almost three per school day. Even worse, in addition to the initial attack by the molester, the child is subsequently revictimized by others who aim attempt to …