It has long been debated whether there is a correlation between the viewing internet pornography and actual child molestation. A government study suggests definitive evidence that sheds light on this controversial subject. The study was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Prisons and found that 85 percent of convicted internet sex offenders had committed acts of sexual abuse against minors, ranging from inappropriate touching to rape.

The study is the first of its kind looking at online offenders’ sexual behavior done by prison therapists who were actively performing treatment. Previous studies only guessed and placed figures at 30 to 40 percent of those arrested for possessing child pornography also had molested children. However, this study, conducted on inmates who had been arrested for possession and distribution of child pornography, puts the numbers much higher.

Perhaps the most shocking and controversial assertion of the paper was that “many internet child pornography offenders may be undetected child molesters.” A portion of the men who have been convicted of sexual abuse admit that internet child pornography fueled their urges. According to an article in the New York Times, a convicted pedophile serving a 14-year sentence in a Canadian federal prison admitted that looking at child pornography didn’t gratify this sexual desires, but fueled them. “Because there is no way I can look at a picture of a child on a video screen and not get turned on by that and want to do something about it,” he said. “I knew that in my mind. I knew that in my heart. I didn’t want it to happen, but it was going to happen.”

Many people believe that we all have hidden character flaws that, unless they are triggered, will lay dormant and be of no harm. However, when triggered, these flaws are inflamed and can quickly get out of control. Many people who view internet porn find themselves doing things they never thought we were capable of. This explains some of the behaviors seen on “To Catch a Predator” where almost all of the culprits would say that they couldn’t believe that they had fallen into these behaviors. Many people, recognizing the potential propensity of some dark behavior, choose to put up barriers rather than realizing these triggers.

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