School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6, Canada.
School of Criminology, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6, Canada; School of Social Work and Criminology, Laval University, Pavillon Charles-De Konick, 1030, Avenue des Sciences-Humaines, Quebec, Quebec GIV 0A6, Canada; International Centre for Comparative Criminology, University of Montréal, 2900 Bd Edouard-Montpetit, Montréal, QC HST 1J4, Canada.
Child Abuse Negl. 2022 Oct;132:105814. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105814. Epub 2022 Jul 26.
Although sadistic child sexual abuse (SCSA) is rare, existing typologies of child sexual abuse have identified the existence of sadistic subtypes in child molestation, as well in the sexual homicide of children. Nonetheless, no study has sought to determine whether there is heterogeneity in the manifestation of sexual sadism between sadistic child abusers.
The present study seeks to examine how SCSA manifests differently between offenders, and whether these differences are associated with specific victim, offender, and offense characteristics.
The current sample includes adult males (N = 101) who were involved in a child sexual assault and scored at least a 4 on the Severe Sexual Sadism Scale (SeSas). All offenses take place in France between 1990 and 2018.
Latent class analysis was used to analyze the sample for heterogeneity. Bivariate analyses were conducted to identify external variables associated with each of the latent classes.
Three distinct latent classes were found: the sadistic kidnapper; the sadistic torturer; and the sadistic ritualist. External validity testing also revealed distinctive characteristics associated with each class.
SCSA involves a heterogenous population with distinctive sadistic behavioral manifestations that vary in severity and relate to differences in crime-commission processes and offender characteristics. These findings offer important insights for crime prevention and correctional practice.
尽管施虐性儿童性虐待（SCSA）较为罕见，但现有的儿童性虐待类型学已经确定了在儿童猥亵和儿童性杀人中存在施虐亚类型。然而，尚无研究试图确定施虐性儿童施虐者之间的性施虐表现是否存在异质性。
本研究旨在探讨 SCSA 在施虐者之间的表现有何不同，以及这些差异是否与特定的受害者、施虐者和犯罪特征有关。
本研究样本包括涉及儿童性侵犯的成年男性（N=101），他们在性施虐严重程度量表（SeSas）上至少得分为 4 分。所有犯罪均发生在 1990 年至 2018 年期间的法国。
使用潜在类别分析来分析样本中的异质性。进行了双变量分析，以确定与每个潜在类别相关的外部变量。
发现了三个不同的潜在类别：施虐性绑架者、施虐性施虐者和施虐性仪式主义者。外部有效性测试还揭示了与每个类别相关的独特特征。
SCSA 涉及一个具有不同严重程度和犯罪行为特征的异质人群，这些特征与犯罪行为过程和施虐者特征的差异有关。这些发现为犯罪预防和矫正实践提供了重要的见解。
