Abstract
This essay describes the clinical work the author has been doing for ten years with men who have committed sex offenses, specifically the major factors that have contributed to their behavior. Of the primarily non-sexual factors, feelings of shame and inadequacy and a need for power, control, and acceptance play a large role in their etiology. Further, most in the group have themselves been abused when young. Through group process, members begin to discover and reveal feelings they have bottled up for years, helping them to accept responsibility for their offenses and initiate necessary changes.
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