What's to blame when children sexually offend?
"A dozen boys between 6 and 8 years old allegedly pinned down an 8-year-old classmate during recess at their St. Louis elementary school, and kissed and fondled her", according to published report
http://abcnews.go.com/US/LegalCenter/st ... SFeeds0312
"For many kids, they're seeing movies and things on the Internet and hearing conversations of a sexual nature that leave them curious," he said. "And so that some small group of kids would choose to try something like this is not shocking"
And then goes on to say
"My thought, having worked in this area for a long time, is if you see a child who has sexual behavior problems or sexually offends under the age of 12, you're almost always looking at a child with a trauma history of some kind — abuse, neglect, domestic violence," Seifert said, adding, "If he glanced in a room and saw pornography for five minutes, it may not be enough of a risk factor. But if you add up the other factors, the risk goes up."