I guess this is the most important point of this website, with all other information educating you to see, understand, and use the education provided you to increase the safety of all children.

It is insane to concentrate and be educated on only about 10% of those who would do harm to your child. It is insane to pass laws which would make you and your children LESS safe. Yet we continue to do this, over and over again. I believe the reason is that so few people know the truth. We watch the news, the television programs, and listen to our Politicians, all of whom have an agenda of keeping you afraid and looking at only a small portion of the whole pie that would hurt your child.

We are beginning to see some media admit that over 90% of child molestations are committed by family and close trusted friends, but in the next breath they are telling you to keep an eye out for Registered sex offenders and NOT telling you WHO you should be keeping an eye out for and why

Lets take a look at what some victim advocates have to say on the matter.

http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PageServlet?LanguageCountry=en_US&PageId=2814

Even the well known NCMEC has to agree....

Is "stranger danger"—that dangers to kids come from strangers—really a myth?

Yes. In the majority of cases, the perpetrator is someone the parents or child knows, and that person may be in a position of trust or responsibility to the child and family.

We have learned that children do not have the same understanding of who a stranger is as an adult might; therefore, it is a difficult concept for the child to grasp. It is much more beneficial to children to help them build the confidence and self-esteem they need to stay as safe as possible in any potentially dangerous situation they encounter rather than teaching them to be "on the look out" for a particular type of person.
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Stop IT Now has a huge amount of information on it's web site. http://www.stopitnow.org/warnings.html

There is far too much info to present here but I urge you to check out their web site. The "warning signs About Child Sexual Abuse is particularly helpful as it gives you specific information about what to look for in the general population.

In their FAQ section it says "

Who Are These People Who Sexually Abuse Children?

Most often, they are likely to be people we know, and frequently people we care about. It would be easy to protect our children if everyone who posed a risk looked like those mug shots we see on TV of men who have just been arrested for a sexual offense. But they're hardly ever like that.

In as much as 90 percent or more of child sexual abuse cases, the child knows the person who commits the abuse (Finkelhor, D., H. Hammer, and A.J. Sedlak, Sexually assaulted children: National estimates and characteristics ,in Juvenile Justice Bulletin. In press, Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention: Washington, D.C.) ). It's hard to face that someone we know - and even love - might be sexually abusing a child. Look at the checklists in the section called "Warning Signs" for what to look for in adults or in the adult/child interactions that may give you a sense if there is reason for concern or questions.

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So, if over 90% of new child molestation is committed by family and trusted circle of friends, why are all our Government and media attention directed at those less than 10% who may re-offend and not directed at public and teen education? It is not profitable for them.

That in itself should be a crime