Sexual Abuse in a Classroom of Ten Male Students: A Group Victimization

The term "professional perpetrator" is used to describe individuals who commit sexual abuse in the capacity of a position of trust such as a teacher, household member, or employer. There is an increasing body of evidence focusing on educator sexual abuse in the school environment. However,...

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Published in:Journal of child sexual abuse 2012-09, Vol.21 (5), p.543-552
Main Authors: Celik, Gonca Gul, Yolga Tahiroglu, Aysegul, Avci, Ayse, Cekin, Necmi, Evliyaoglu, Nurdan, Yoruldu, Belgin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
At Risk Persons
Child
Child Abuse
Child abuse & neglect
Child Abuse, Sexual - psychology
children
Crime Victims - psychology
Criminal justice
Educational Environment
Elementary School Students
Elementary School Teachers
Faculty
Foreign Countries
Humans
Indigenous Populations
Justice
Male
Males
offender/perpetrator
Risk
School environment
Schools
Sex crimes
Sexual Abuse
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - diagnosis
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - psychology
Teacher Student Relationship
Teachers
Trust
Trust (Psychology)
Turkey
victim
Victimization
Victims
Vulnerability
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Summary:The term "professional perpetrator" is used to describe individuals who commit sexual abuse in the capacity of a position of trust such as a teacher, household member, or employer. There is an increasing body of evidence focusing on educator sexual abuse in the school environment. However, data are limited about this topic. The aim of this paper is to present the rare occurrence of the case of a male teacher in Turkey who sexually abused his students in an elementary school. Although it is unknown which populations are most vulnerable to sexual abuse, in Turkey we think that the indigenous population is at risk. Abuse cases are not logged into the criminal justice system because the majority of abuse allegations are ignored or disbelieved by families.
ISSN:1053-8712
1547-0679
DOI:10.1080/10538712.2012.694403