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Man exposed himself to girl walking to school in Bonita


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— Lee County Sheriff's Office deputies are on the look-out for a man who exposed himself to a girl walking to school Monday in Bonita Springs.

The girl told deputies that at 8 a.m. Tuesday a man whistled at her near the intersection of Rosemary and Cape Verde streets. She turned around and saw a Hispanic man fondling himself while he was standing in some bushes, according to an incident report. She turned and ran away. Two friends who were with her were listening to an iPod and did not see the incident.

The girl did not tell school officials, but did tell her mother about it.

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What type of sexual offenses are most common?

The most frequent sexual offenses reported in one study were indecent exposure, other minor offenses, and sexual assault of young girls (Day, 1997). Another nationwide study that surveyed 243 community agencies found the most common sexual offenses were inappropriate sexual behavior in public (62.2%), sexual behaviors and stimulation that inappropriately involved others (42.6%), sexual activity involving minors (42.6%) and assaultive/nonconsensual sexual activity not involving minors (34.5%) (Ward et al, 2001). Another study found the most common sexual behaviors are those seen among people without developmental disabilities - offenses against children, genital exposure and rape (Murphy, et al., 1983).

Such behavior often stems from not having enough opportunities for appropriate sexual expression, ignorance of what is considered appropriate, inadequate social education and poorly developed or absent self-control. Other factors include:
Lack of information about or opportunities for sexual expression and intimacy
Lack of social skills and training on appropriate/safe sexual behavior and building relationships resulting in a significant lack of sexual knowledge
A history of sexual or physical abuse (research shows a higher rate of sexual victimization among people with developmental disabilities compared to those without disabilities)
Exposure to violence and/or pornography
Socioeconomic factors
Pervasive use of restriction in daily life
Limited or no available sexual partners
Difficulty projecting consequences of behavior
Difficulty recognizing and expressing emotions
Significant others deny the behavior is happening (Nezu et al., 1998).
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#1 Posted by bicoastal on September 9, 2008 at 4:25 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Cut it off! Nothing left to expose. Game over.

#2 Posted by mikesgirl on September 9, 2008 at 5:31 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Does anyone knows what is sixwhitehorses smoking???????

#3 Posted by ricky369 on September 10, 2008 at 2:02 a.m. (Suggest removal)



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