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Sea Of Destruction: Legal And Social Forces Enabling Sexual Abuse Of Children, Amos N. Guiora
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 …
Sexual Assault Enablers, Institutional Complicity, And The Crime Of Omission, Amos N. Guiora
Sexual Assault Enablers, Institutional Complicity, And The Crime Of Omission, Amos N. Guiora
Utah Law Faculty Scholarship
Sex abuse, particularly of children, is a crime which any rational person would wish to prevent. However, when an individual’s loyalties and responsibilities to an institution put them at odds with preventing sex abuse, it is far too often the institution which takes precedence. This is the grim phenomenon of institutional complicity. It is a plague which, sadly, permeates institutions of all types, be it a school, hospital, sports team, church, military, or government agency. It also permeates countries as a global issue.
I have interviewed dozens of survivors who suffered under an abuser who was protected by an institution. …