Furey E M
A.J. Pappanikou Center, University Affiliated Program, South Windsor, CT 06074.
Ment Retard. 1994 Jun;32(3):173-80.
Over a 5-year period, of the 461 cases of sexual abuse of adults with mental retardation, 37% were confirmed by the Abuse Investigation Division of the Connecticut Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities. As expected, most of the victims were women (72%); their average age at the time of the incident was 30 years. Victims, for the most part, had no problems communicating verbally and had few, if any, secondary disabilities. As is the case in the general population, the majority of the perpetrators were men (88%) and included other adults with mental retardation, paid staff, family members, and others. Most sexual abuse occurred in the victim's residence, and in 92% of the cases the victim knew his or her abuser. Results were discussed and several concerns raised.
在5年时间里，康涅狄格州残疾人保护与维权办公室虐待调查部门确认了461起针对成年智障人士的性虐待案件，其中37%得到证实。不出所料，大多数受害者为女性（72%）；事件发生时她们的平均年龄为30岁。受害者大多在言语交流方面没有问题，即便有继发性残疾也很少。和普通人群的情况一样，大多数施暴者为男性（88%），包括其他成年智障人士、带薪工作人员、家庭成员及其他人员。大多数性虐待发生在受害者的住所，92%的案件中受害者认识施虐者。对结果进行了讨论并提出了若干担忧。
