ABSTRACT
Sexual offending is a serious social problem. Official data indicate the annual incidence rate for sexual offenses committed was 180 per 100,000 female residents age 12 or over in 2010 (Planty et al., 2013). Survey estimates of the prevalence of sexual aggression experienced by females range from 14 to 25 percent (reviewed in Basile, Chen, Black & Saltzman, 2007; Koss, 1993). A recent international meta-analysis comprising data from almost 10 million participants found that 18 percent of females and 8 percent of males reported childhood sexual abuse (Stoltenborgh, van Ijzendoorn, Euser, & Bakermans-Kranenburg, 2011). There is also increasing attention to sexual aggression against men and within the context of intimate relationships. The psychological correlates of sexual victimization can be serious, including depression, substance abuse, and other symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (reviewed in Beitchman et al., 1992; but see Rind, Tromovitch, & Bauserman, 1998).
