Peer Reviewed Studies

General Articles and Commentaries

• Psychological factors influencing religious congregation members’ reporting of alleged sexual abuse by Craig A. Harper  Colin Perkins & Debbie Johnson Journal of Sexual Aggression 03 May 2019

• New revelations on sex abuse hit Chilean Church by Inés San Martín Crux

• A study of clerics who commit sexual offenses: Are they different from other sex offenders by  Jerald Bain  Child Abuse & Neglect 24(4):535-45 · May 20

• Why the Focus of Clerical Child Sexual Abuse has Largely Remained on the Catholic Church amongst Other Non-Catholic Christian Denominations and Religions. by Rash J Child Sex Abus. 2019 Jul;28(5):564-585.

• Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Clergy by Dr. Richard Fitzgibbons, M.D. and Dale O'Leary, Linacre Q. 2011 Aug; 78(3): 252–273.

• A Loaded Gun: Why Is It Hard to Discuss Clergy Abuse? by JoAnn Stevelos, MS, MPH Psychology Today Aug 25, 2018

• Separating Facts About Clergy Abuse From Fiction by Thomas G. Plante Ph.D., ABPP Psychology Today August 23, 2018

• Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Clergy by Richard Fitzgibbons & Dale O'Leary The Linacre Quarterly, 78:3S

• Intrafamilial child sexual abuse: intervention programs for first time offenders and their families. by Skibinski GJChild Abuse Negl. 1994 Apr;18(4):367-75.

• Sexual Abuse of Children by Catholic Priests since 2009: Course and Relative Frequency Compared to the Male General Population]. by Bing H, Dölling D, Hermann D, et al Psychiatr Prax. 2019 Jul;46(5):256-262. d

• Hiding behind the cloth:child sexual abuse and the Catholic Church. by Dale KA1, Alpert JL. J Child Sex Abus. 2007;16(3):59-74.

• The Roman Catholic Church: A Centuries Old History of Awareness of Clerical Child Sexual Abuse (from the First to the 19th Century. by Rashid F, Barron I.J Child Sex Abus. 2018 Oct;27(7):778-792.

• Critique of the Vatican's Role in Recent Child Protection Practice: A Brief Report. by Rashid F, Barron I.J Child Sex Abus. 2018 Feb-Mar;27(2):141-153.

• The Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse and the Roman Catholic Church. by Doyle TP.Child Abuse Negl. 2017 Dec;74:103-106.

• Socialization Processes and Clergy Offenders. by Anderson J.J Child Sex Abus. 2016 Nov-Dec;25(8):846-8

• Between the Pew and the Pulpit: Can Personality Measures Help Identify Sexually Abusive Clergy? by Amrom A, Calkins C, Fargo J.Sex Abuse. 2017 Jun 1:

• How Active is the Catholic Church in the Prevention of Sexual Abuse? Preliminary Results of the MHG-Study  by Dreßing H, Dölling D, et al Psychiatr Prax. 2018

• Priest failed 1st lie detector test, documents say; other test was inconclusive by Robin Err The Blade

• Techniques of Neutralization and Persistent Sexual Abuse by Clergy: A Content Analysis of Priest Personnel Files From the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. by Spraitz JD, Bowen KNJ Interpers Violence. 2016 Sep;31(15):2515-38

• Missing Pieces, Repetitive Practices: Child Sexual Exploitation and z Institutional Settings by Karen M. Staller Sage Journals’ ’May 17, 2012

• A Social Identity Approach to Understanding Responses to Child Sexual Abuse Allegations. by Minto K, Hornsey MJ, Gillespie N, et al PLoS One. 2016

• Sexual Abuse and Forgiveness: A Regression Analysis  by John Beckenbach, Ed.D..Fran Giordano, Ph.D., James Sells, Ph.D., and Toni Tollerud, Ph.D.  Sam Houston State University

• Why the Focus of Clerical Child Sexual Abuse has Largely Remained on the Catholic Church amongst Other Non-Catholic Christian Denominations and Religions. by Rashid F, Barron I. J Child Sex Abus. 2019 Feb 4:1-22.

• Roman Catholic Clergy who have sexually abused children: their perceptions of their developmental experience. by D'Alton P1, Guilfoyle M, Randall P.Child Abuse Negl. 2013

• Understanding child sexual abuse by Catholic priests from a situational perspective. by Terry KJ1, Freilich JD. J Child Sex Abus. 2012;21(4):437-55

• Four lessons learned from treating Catholic priest sex offenders by Thomas G. Plante Pastoral Psychology, 64 (3), 407-412.

• A study of clerics who commit sexual offenses: are they different from other sex offenders by Langevin R, Curnoe S, Bain J. Child Abuse Negl. 2000 Apr;24(4):535-45.

• Resilient child sexual abuse survivors: Cognitive coping and illusion by Melissa J Himelein and Jo Ann VMcElrathChild Abuse & Neglect Volume 20, Issue 8, August 1996

• The Clergy Sexual Abuse Story Is Revisited In "Spotlight" by Thomas G. Plante Ph.D. Psychology Today November 05, 2015

Pedophilia Articles and Commentaries

• What Science Reveals About Pedophilia As pedophilia cases rivet the nation, psychiatrists uncover new details about the mental illness,. by Casey Schwartz Daily Beast

• Pedophilia  (Diagnostics and Treatment by Psychology Today

• Phallometric diagnosis of pedophilia. by Freund, K., & Blanchard, R. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 57(1), 100-105. 1989

• Child Molestation and Pedophilia An Overview for the Physician by A. Kenneth Fuller, MD JAMA 1989;261:602-606)

• Priest scandal hits hospitals. As pedophilia reports grow, church officials suspend at least six hospital chaplains in an effort to address alleged sexual abuse. by Tieman J. Mod Healthc. 2002

• Cognitive mediational deficits and the role of coping styles in pedophile and ephebophilia Roman Catholic clergy. by Ryan GP, Baerwald JP, McGlone G. J Clin Psychol. 2008 Jan;64(1):1-16.

• A Brief Examination of Pedophilia and Sexual Abuse Committed by Nuns Within the Catholic Church by Nicole Travers William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice Volume 12 | Issue 3

• The Neurobiology and Psychology of Pedophilia: Recent Advances and Challenges byTenbergen G, Wittfoth M, Frieling H, et al Front Hum Neurosci. 2015 Jun 24;9:344.

• Pedophilia Isn’t The Main Problem With Catholic Priests, Homosexuality Is by Maureen Mullarkey The Federalist

• The paedophile lie detector trap: We test technology to be used in war/against abuser by Emily Retter  The Mirror

• Are Sex Drive and Hypersexuality Associated with Pedophilic Interest and Child Sexual Abuse in a Male Community Sample? by Verena Klein, Alexander F Schmidt, Daniel Turner, and  Peer Briken Plos  One July 6, 2015

• Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Clergy by Dr. Richard Fitzgibbons, M.D. and Dale O'Leary, Linacre Q. 2011 Aug 1

• Sacha Baron Cohen Runs a ‘Pedophile Detector’ Test on Roy Moore by  Halle Kiefer The Cur

• Paedophiles should face lie detector tests before being released from jail, former police chief says by Mike Wright The Telegraph

• The Neurobiology and Psychology of Pedophilia: Recent Advances and Challenges by Gilian Tenbergen, Matthias Wittfoth, Helge Frieling,  et al Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

• Gray matter anomalies in pedophiles with and without a history by B Schffer;,  Amelung;, A Pohl. et al Translational Psychiatry volume7, pagee1129 (2017)

• Why the Focus of Clerical Child Sexual Abuse has Largely Remained on the Catholic Church amongst Other Non-Catholic Christian Denominations and Religions. by Rashid F, Barron I. J Child Sex Abus. 2019 Feb 4:1-22.

• Are There Early Risk Markers for Pedophilia? A Nationwide Case-Control Study of Child Sexual Exploitation Material Offenders by Kelly M. Babchishin Michael C. Seto. Seena Fazel and Niklas Långström J Sex Res. 2019

• The Child at the Center: What Can Theology Say in the Face of the Scandals of Abuse? by Hans Zollner, SJ Sage Journals August 15, 2019

Hebephilia Articles and Commentaries

• Hebephilia as a sexual disorder. by Beier KM, Amelung T, Kuhle , et al  Fortschr Neurol Psychiatr.

• Commentary: Hebephilia--a would-be paraphilia caught in the twilight zone between prepubescence and adulthood. by Prentky R, Barbaree H. Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 2011;39(4):506-10.

• Hebephilia Is Not a Mental Disorder in DSM-IV-TR and Should Not Become One in DSM-5 by Allen Frances, MD, and Michael B.  J Am Acad Psychiatry Law 39:78–85, 2011

• Diagnosing and litigating hebephilia in sexually violent predator civil commitment proceedings. by Fabian JM. J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 2011;39(4):496-505

• Sensitivity and Specificity of the Phallometric Test for Hebephilia. by Cantor JM,, McPhail IV. .J Sex Med. 2015 Sep;12(9):1940-50

• Hebephilia as a sexual disorder by M. Beier, Till Amelung, Laura F. Kuhle, Dorit Grundmann, Gerold Scherner, |  and Janina Neutze, Fortschritte der Neurologie

Ephebophilia Articles and Commentaries

• Cognitive mediational deficits and the role of coping styles in pedophile and ephebophilia Roman Catholic clergy. by Ryan GP, Baerwald JP, McGlone G. J Clin Psychol. 2008 Jan;64(1):1-16.

• Differadd to ng Pedophilia from Ephebophilia in Cleric Offenders by Pam Cartor,Peter Cimbolic &Jennifer Tallon The Journal of Treatment & Prevention Volume 15, 2008 - Issue 4

Sexual Survivors of Abuse Articles and Commentaries

• Juan Carlos Cruz: the survivor who changed the pope’s mind on sex abuse by Ashley McKinless America Nov 30, 2018

Homosexuality and Child Sexual Abuse Articles and Commentaries

• Pope Benedict XVI on the Priesthood and Homosexuality by Fr. Brian Mullady, O.P., S.T.D. Linacre Q. 2011 Aug; 78(3): 294–305.

• Abuse by Priests, Homosexuality, Humanae vitae, and a Crisis of Masculinity in the Church by Dr. Gerard J.M. van den Aardweg, Ph.D. Linacre Q. 2011 Aug; 78(3): 274–293.

• Deep-Seated Homosexual Tendencies and Transitory Same-Sex Attractions in Candidates for Seminary and Religious Life by Dr. Peter C. Kleponis, Ph.D. and Dr. Richard P. Fitzgibbons, M.D. Linacre Q. 2011 Aug; 78(3): 355–362.

• Pedophilia Isn’t The Main Problem With Catholic Priests, Homosexuality Is by Maureen Mullarkey The Federalist

• Abuse by Priests, Homosexuality, Humanae vitae, and a Crisis of Masculinity in the Church by Dr. Gerard J.M. van den Aardweg, Ph.D. The Linacre Quarterly 2011 Aug 1.

Homosexuality General Reports

• Catholic priests 'filmed at gay clubs and having casual sex' by Nick Pisa The Telegraph  17 August 2019