Show ewhW flSIWTgTIplf Gunnison Valley NewsSalina INfsp October Sjun 2002 2 Some Characteristics of a Child Molester by Diane O Hendrickson MS New Horizons Director Until recently the public generally only thought of "stranger danger" when worrying about the occurrence of child sexual It Olsen wasn’t a steep hilly canyon have officially completed has a muddy river flowing into the North Portion of my Border Goshen Muddy because of the to Border bicycle ride recent rains Along the side of took off on Thursday about the river were scrub oak trees noon just west of Lehi and came with leaves turning red quakies out through Goshen Canyon to with yellow leaves and sunflowers with drooping flowers Nephi just over four hours later The total miles ridden were just There were a couple of under 60 quaint farm homes on the road probably put some of you leading into the canyon and a to sleep talking about biking but pheasant hunting area on the find that the ride thus far has Mona side didn’t see any been enlightening For instance pheasants but did see six or had no idea there was such a seven deer eating near the footthing as Goshen Canyon It hills Goshen also has a well groomed baseball diamond It also has an extensive motor cross or ATV race track It has -- Men-'' jumps and turns and looks like great fun am sure there are some people in our area that already knew this had no idea The west side of Utah Lake Wednesday October 2 Pork Roast Whipped is booming Near the north end Sliced Beets Fruit there were new subdivisions evCup Rolls Butter Milk or Juice ery other mile or so it seemed Signs encouraging people to Thursday October 3 Deep Dish Chicken Pie stop look and buy Personally am surprised it took this long to Cheese Stick Pears in Lime Jell-Bread Butter Coookie Milk develop the west side of Utah Lake But what do know about or Juice developing massive tracts of Friday October 4 Meatballs & Mushroom homes? With this quick ride have Gravy Steamed Rice Green Beans Fruit Bread Butter Milk gone from Cache Valley to Gunor Juice nison Valley Total time in the saddle sits at less than 20 hours Tuesday October 8 Tossed Green Believe me it is a small saddle Spaghetti Salad Fruit Cup Chocolate Sometimes wish it were bigger Cake Garlic Bread Milk or Juice Watch for me as slip out of town to complete the southern Wednesday October 9 abuse A molester was assumed to be a single man who was easily identified by his "seedy" by Jim &N: looks and unshaven appearance He would lurk in shadows and grab children Other commonly held misconceived ideas were that the sex offender was visibly insane mentally retarded brutal depraved immoral or oversexed Such popular misconceptions contributed to the belief that the sex offender was somehow not an ordinary person was easily and was always a portion of the trek Cooks Choice male It was believed that families could protect their children by teaching them not to "talk to strangers" Unfortunately this was not the case then nor is this the case now Stranger danger does present a potential threat to children but these strangers are not as easily identifiable a the than a stranger an older person or a youth wealthy or poor a Caucasian or a person of color gay or straight literate or illiterate able or disabled religious or a professional white or blue collar or unemployed worker a person with an extensive criminal record or one with no offense history at all" (Lloyd 1987) An important study involving over 1000 subjects (Halliday 1985) found only 13 percent of child sexual abuse cases involved strangers Of the offenses 57 percent were committed by family members and 28 percent were committed by friends Approximately 21 per- percent by uncles Grandfathers committed 5 percent of the mo- lestations and family friends another 19 percent of the abuses Of the molestations 3 percent were committed by male Children living in are more at risk of most often step families being sexually abused according to this data but this is not because stepfathers are more likely to sexually molest than natural fathers In fact as in the study cited above only 12 percent of the molestations were by stepfathers whereas natural fathers committed almost double that amount 21 percent Rather children living in stepfamilies have a greater number of extended family members and close fam- cent of the molestations were done by natural fathers 12 percent by the stepfathers 10 perily friends in their lives by vircent by brothers and another 10 tue of their involvement with both parents and those people who subsequently become involved with their parents in This separate households added exposure to newly blended families possibly puts them at greater nsk simply because suddenly many more people have easy access to them Child sexual abuse is against the law It is also against the law to fail to report child abuse of any kind if you know- about Notify local authorities so that the child can be protected and the abuse can stop If you do not know w here to call in your area call the Child Pro teeth e Services Toll Free Number You should also contact your local Law Enforcement New Horizons Crisis Center can be reached 24 hours a day at or It's Time for an Annual Vehicle Check-U- p says AAA Utah T Check all fluid levels vehicle has more than 30000 miles Because a typical family spends 15 percent or more of its hicle lights belts and hoses on the odometer or it has been more than 30000 milts since the annual household budget on Refill replace or adjust as neclast brake )ob motor vehicle related expenses essary "The owner's manual is the AAA Utah urges motorists to Z Inspect and replace wiper jority of sexual molesters are individuals known to their vic- protect their automotive invest- blades if they are more than six best place to learn about mainold maintemonths with annual said ment an taining a vehicle" tims Abuse committed by a nance and safety inspection durj Check the level and condi- Fairclough "For specific mainfamily member or someone known and trusted by the vic- ing October AAA's Car Care tion of the oil Change the oil if tenance information about your Month it has been more than 5000 miles vehicle it is the most authorita-titim often involves more contact e source" The average annual cost of since the last lubrication Older and is of longer duration and is frevehicles will For reliable assistance with a new car and more damalso more psychologically owning operating require is estimated to be $7533 accordvehicle repairs and maintequent oil changes aging to the victim I Check the coolant Flush nance AAA has identified a neting to AAA's 2002 "Your DrivIt is generally agreed however that no one profile de- ing Costs" brochure This is and refill engine coolant if it has work of approved repair facilities that include new car scribes the sex offender The sex nearly 15 percent of the average been more than three years since offender may be a close relative family's annual income of the last coolant change dealerships and independent Z Inspect the tires regardless repair shops These shops meet a friend or acquaintance rather $54000 as calculated by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics of the vehicle age or mileage for AAA's strict quality standards "A preventive check is an easy wear and and display AAA's logo 7 Check the brakes if the ve way to help safeguard the investment families put in their vehicle as well as protect breakagainst hazardous ATTORNEYS AT LAW said downs" Rolayne AAA Utah spokesFairclough DORIUS BOND & REYES "A check woman preventative Open Thursday & Friday technician usua above myths would suggest Furthermore much of the research relegates stranger danger to a smaller role as the ma- by professional ally takps about 5 minutes The professional can determine if any maintenance or repairs have been overlooked and need to be performed" A complete preventative inspection should include 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