Table of Contents
Cautionary Note
Introducing the Life of Jacob
PART 1: UNDERSTANDING OFFENDERS
PART 2: “THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED TO ME”
The Men
Aaron: “I Didn’t Know Much About Sex”
Ricky: “I Liked the Attention”
Jacob: “How Could I Do That?”
Anthony: “Talk About It and It Will Kill You”
Garrett: “I Knew Something was Wrong”
Gordon: “My Dirty Little Secret”
Josh: “I Thought It Was My Fault”
Leon: “I Didn’t Remember”
Phillip: “It Never Occurred to Me that I Should Tell”
Leonard: “Why Do You Hate Your Mother so Much?”
Michael: “We Don’t Talk About That Kind of Stuff”
Allen: “I Thought I was Going to be in Trouble”
Julien: “He Stole My Voice”
PART 3: BARRIERS TO DISCLOSURE: WHY MEN DON’T DISCUSS SEXUAL ABUSE
PART 4: IDENTIFYING CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
PART 5: WHAT ADULTS CAN DO TO PREVENT ABUSE OR DETECT IT SOONER
PART 6 A GLANCE AT THE BIGGER PICTURE OF ADULT MALE SEXUAL ABUSE
Conclusion
Appendix
Acknowledgments
Endnotes