Characteristics of Older Adult First-Time Sex Offenders: Insights From the Missouri Registry.

The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry : Official Journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
Elias Ghossoub, Rita Khoury

Abstract

To explore the characteristics of older adult first-time sex offenders (who offended for the first time at the age of 65 years or above). The authors retrieved and analyzed data from the publicly available Missouri sex offender registry database up to December 2018 and the Missouri public case management system website. Registered older (≥65 years) sex offenders in the state of Missouri, United States. Sociodemographic characteristics of the offender, offense type(s), offense, and conviction dates; age and sex of the victim(s); and case disposition information (whether the trial was waived or not and what were the sentences imposed). One hundred and ninety-four older adult sex offenders all males were identified, of which 172 were first-time offenders. The majority were white; the median age of offense was 68.6 years old. One hundred and thirty-nine (80.8%) first-time offenders were convicted strictly of non-pornography offenses, with prepubescent girls the predominant victim pool. The most prevalent charge in this subgroup was Child Molestation, First Degree (36.5%). Twenty-eight (16.3%) offenders were convicted strictly of pornography offenses, the most prevalent one being Possession of Child Pornography (96.6%). The recidivi...Continue Reading

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Aug 17, 2020·The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry : Official Journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry·William J Newman, Amanie Salem

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