Child Sexual Abuse | Child Molestation Committed by Other Children Is a Serious Problem

Craig Horowitz is a freelance writer and a contributing editor of New York magazine.

Summary: Studies show that a third of all cases of child sexual abuse are committed by other children and that many violent adult pedophiles began their activities as adolescents. The problem of children who molest is a serious one, but adolescent child molesters can be successfully treated through counseling and therapy programs. One such program offers adolescent sex offenders, who often have been abused themselves, the discipline and caring that their lives...

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