| The media reported the Michael Jackson
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| | said people who believe Michael is guilty
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| case incessantly for the duration of his
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| | "don't know him." Jackson's father, said
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| trial. What was tragically lacking are
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| | his son was beloved around the world but
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| the facts regarding pedophiles
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| | had trouble in the United States because
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| ephebophiles and sexual child abuse.
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| | of racism. He said the accuser's motives
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| Studies reveal 62% of girls and 31% of
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| | were clear: "It's about money."
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| boys will be sexually abused by age
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| | Even more frightening Pedophiles
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| 18-considered low based on health
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| | Ephebophiles do not hold beliefs
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| services.
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| | reflecting society's moral and ethical
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| -80% are sexually abused by a family
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| | values. Therefore, coupled with the
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| member
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| | child's innocence and trust of the abuser
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| -19% are abused by someone the child
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| | usually pressure or violence is seldom
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| knows and trusts
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| | required. Thus, the perpetrator can
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| -1% according to government statistics
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| | unequivocally state, "I love children.
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| are abused by strangers
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| | Never-ever. I could never harm a child or
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| The unbelievable truth: Pedophiles
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| | anyone. It's not in my heart. It's not
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| Ephebophiles conduct themselves as
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| | who I am." --Michael Jackson, 1993.
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| average and ordinary to the world. He or
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| | There is another insidious aspect to
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| she may be a leader in the church; the
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| | Jackson's contact with adolescents-he
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| community; or business. Pedophiles
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| | flaunts the relationship as 'sweet and
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| ephebophiles seldom fit a classic
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| | innocent' admonishing anyone for
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| stereotype-education, socioeconomic
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| | believing it is sexual. Using the
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| status, career or culture.
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| | definition of sexual abuse, Jackson's
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| Furthermore, sexual abuse/incest is more
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| | befriending adolescent boys under the
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| difficult to believe or accept when the
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| | guise of helping them with a life
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| person we like, admire, love, and/or
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| | threatening illness and/or sleeping with
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| marry is the perpetrator. This is
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| | them, albeit, he slept on the floor and
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| precisely why Jackson's family, fans and
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| | the child slept in his bed, is in and of
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| the uninformed can unequivocally believe
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| | itself sexual abuse.
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| he could not possibly be an
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| | "Incest is both sexual abuse and an abuse
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| Ephebophile-sexual attraction to
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| | of power. It is violence that does not
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| adolescents.
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| | require force. Another is using the
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| Pedophiles/Ephebophiles are cunning
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| | victim, treating them in a way that they
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| predators with a honed mode of operation.
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| | do not want or in a way that is not
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| They are experts at manipulation, thus
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| | appropriate by a person with whom a
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| escaping adult reality. They feel
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| | different relationship is required. It is
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| entitled, justifying their actions as
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| | abuse because it does not take into
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| loving; not harming the child. They
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| | consideration the needs or wishes of the
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| expend considerable energy maintaining
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| | child; rather, it meets the needs of the
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| this illusion to themselves and others.
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| | other person at the child's expense. If
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| They create a persona of goodness beyond
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| | the experience has sexual meaning for
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| reproach. They go to great lengths to
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| | another person, in lieu of a nurturing
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| present themselves as exemplary people,
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| | purpose for the benefit of the child, it
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| who love children. Jackson's defense
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| | is abuse. If it is unwanted or
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| attorney, Mesereau, invoked this
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| | inappropriate for her age or the
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| convoluted tactic in response to the
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| | relationship, it is abuse. Incest [sexual
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| judge's ruling that previous accounts of
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| | abuse] can occur through words, sounds,
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| sexual abuse claims, which were settled,
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| | or even exposure of the child to sights
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| was admissible. Mesereau countered, "He
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| | or acts that are sexual but do not
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| [Jackson] also has spent millions on
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| | involve her. If she is forced to see what
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| children with AIDS. We can drown them
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| | she does not want to see, for instance,
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| with examples of where Mr. Jackson has
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| | by an exhibitionist, it is abuse. If a
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| been so benevolent, so generous, so
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| | child is forced into an experience that
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| charitable, so giving for good causes,
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| | is sexual in content or overtone that is
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| that it will make their theory look
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| | abuse.
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| silly."
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| | As long as the child is induced into
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| Mesereau's statement exemplifies, anyone
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| | sexual activity with someone who is in a
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| who sees through the perpetrator's
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| | position of greater power, whether that
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| façade is met with admonishment and
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| | power is derived through the
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| rebuke for being critical, irrational,
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| | perpetrator's age, size, status, or
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| racist, out-to-get the person, and/or
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| | relationship, the act is abusive. A child
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| jealous. The perpetrator is the family
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| | who cannot refuse, or who believes she or
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| emperor with no clothes. "I know my son,
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| | he cannot refuse, is a child who has been
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| and this is ridiculous," Jackson's
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| | violated." (E. Sue Blume, Secret
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| mother, Katherine Jackson, said in an
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| | Survivors).
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| interview on CBS "The Early Show." She
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