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Ranée at Arabian Knits > wrote:

> In article
> >,
> Dan Abel > wrote:
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> > But most child molesters are relatives or friends of the family. It's
> > terrible what strangers can do to a child, scarring them mentally, maybe
> > for life. But that's nothing compared to a little girl being repeatedly
> > raped by her father. Those scars will last until she dies.
>
> I do not like how fathers are accused along with boyfriends and live
> ins. Most child molestation does _not_ come from fathers. It does come
> from men that are in contact with them regularly, though. People lump
> together the boyfriend, live-in and step father with the father and
> indict all of them. This is not to say that fathers don't ever do so,
> but it is breeding a false fear to assume that they are the greatest
> risk.

You are correct, Ranée. I'm sorry if I gave the wrong impression. I
have been talking to a woman this last few weeks, who was regularly
raped and beaten by her father, with her mother's knowledge. I last
talked to her yesterday. She is pretty screwed up.

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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA