Re: Sex Crimes

Bill Miller (bmphoto@seanet.com)
10 Oct 1996 05:16:19 GMT

In article <53h9ij$5gq@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, bterr@aol.com (Bterr) wrote:

> Cross gender assault exists in Western and non-Western cultures alike.
> However, any attempt to discuss sexual homicide would require a very
> precise definition of terms. All I can really say at this point is that
> it appears to be on the increase in contemporary America, at least as it
> is currently understood and defined by law enforcement authorities and the
> courts.

I am specifically interested in whether it is only in Western civilization
that pedophilia exists and is such a problem?