Overshadowed by the high-profile cases of female sexual abuse by Sandra "Beth" Geisel, Debra Lafave, Dawn Reiser, and Sylvia "Cool Mom" Johnson are more than 70 others occurring within the past six months. When each was reported by the media, an entry was made at Interested-Participant to document the alleged cases of molestation, predation, assault, or abuse along with appropriate links to sources of information. Yesterday, a compilation was posted.

There are over 70 names on the list and, when coupled with the Women With Boys list posted in March, well over 100 females have been implicated in incidents of inappropriate sexual behavior with minors over a period of about nine months. Each is different and each is serious. Nonetheless, the prevalence of the predatory sexual behavior may be even higher than is reported in the news since I speculate many cases are hidden from the public. In any event, the frequency of the incidents seems to go unnoticed by the media.

Note that I didn't go searching for stories about women with boys. They popped up in general reading, usually while looking for something totally unrelated. All I did was document the occurrences with a post and then compile the list after a period of time. All the while, I tried to keep abreast of legal proceedings so the posts could be updated to reflect their ultimate disposition. I'm hoping to be able to collect enough data to support or dispute the contention that female predatory sexual behavior is treated less harshly by the judicial system than male predatory sexual behavior. Thus far, it's too early to tell.

There are, however, some preliminary observations that are worthy of noting. First, female sexual abuse of minors is generally viewed as less criminal than comparable male sexual abuse. This attitude seems to be based on the myth that youngsters being indoctrinated in sex by women is harmless and there are no victims. This attitude is false. In many of the cases, the female sexual abuser inflicts divisive and permanent harm on family, friends, and communities.

Second, the laws among the states are inconsistent with regard to defining what is criminal. For example, in North Carolina it's criminal for a female teacher to have a sexual relationship with a student from her school. In South Carolina, if the student is over 16, it's legal.

Thirdly, there appears to be no commonality whatsoever regarding the punishment meted out to convicted female sexual abusers. A female teacher prompting several male students to unleash the dragon could result in jail time, loss of teaching credentials, and registration as a sex offender in one case while another teacher gets only community service.

The More Women With Boys list is too long to cross-post. View it at Interested-Participant.

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