Innocence Taken

Innocence Taken

In a world of violence and greed, parents are on the frontlines of a morality battle for the sake of their children. If they are not battling teen drug and alcohol abuse, these protectors of progeny constantly monitor for depression, sexual behavior, bad influences, and everything under the sun that could be in harms way of their offspring. There are many predators in the game of life that seek to manipulate and deceive these innocent juveniles for personal gains and selfish reasons. At a time when their childhood experiences are building the adult that they will become, many are out seeking to distort or pervert this outcome. “Childhood has long been recognized as a critical period in the development of many psychosocial disorders” and one such predator of “wild” is the pedophile (Krivacska 23). Pedophilia is an abnormal sexual desire by an adult for a child, but in all actuality it is the rape of childhood innocence from our youth. As more and more people crowd into this densely populated city, pedophilia increasingly grows as a major social problem for Miami. Just over a year ago, a sophisticated “pedophile sex ring" was uncovered which had multi-national ties connecting Miami with Italy, China, and England. This is why parents must be prepared in this day and age to deal with sexual child abuse, especially since there are such extensive and elaborate systems in place to hurt children. Education will significantly help in protecting you and your child from those that look to destroy their innocence. Revealing who these people are and how they operate are the first steps to understanding this disturbing subject. Also, knowing how to protect your child from this threat and what types of treatment are used for pedophile victims will give parents a head start in aiding against and combating sexual child abuse.

Before you can arm yourself against the devious pedophile, you must first understand how hard it is to point one out. Pedophiles come in all religions, races, and ethnic backgrounds, hold all different sorts of jobs, and are not limited to the male gender as one might think. The perpetrator can be a member of the family, a friend, a teacher, or a random molester. In the last fourteen months, a teacher, a priest, and a malicious group of Miami residents have all been indicted for crimes against children. The teacher, one...

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