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Are there more child predators in the USA or is it just being recorded more often because of cameras being everywhere? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 10 months ago by snausagesinablanket to c/asklemmy

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I am a sexual abuse victim as a toddler. I am 60 and I still have cPTSD and need counseling. I cut off all local news to help with depression and anxiety and only read what I choose, yet in the past week there are literally over a dozen new cases with attempted kidnappings, peepers in bathrooms and showers, multiple rapes, CSAM from various religious organizations, and lawsuits going back decades. It seems like a pandemic of predators is happening.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

Most has already been said, but i just want to add that it's just a mixture of

A) the problem itself is way more "ok" to talk about today than it was 20-50 years ago. More people have acknowledged that it actually IS a problem. Even though we (as a society) still have ways to go. E.g. In germany there is a statutory limit of 10 year on it. So someone who got abused at 1, has his/her last chance to get legal justice with 11.

B) media has transformed from an informational source of events to a click-hungry sensationalism source. It sells better than good or other stories.

C) we have way more media and sources of knowledge and information than back then. 30yrs ago if it didn't make it into "the big news" you never heard of it.

On a side-note: Hey random Internet-stranger and survivor. I'm proud of you that you managed to get here (place and time). And i wish you, that you manage to find some peace.