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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Child molesters and statutory rapists Table 2. Demographic characteristics of child molesters and statutory rapists <br /> Some of the 9,691 sex offenders were released from prison in 1994 <br /> men whose imprisonment offense was Percent of released <br /> a sex offense against a child. Precisely prisoners <br /> how many is unknown. In this report, Prisoner Child Statutory <br /> - the 4,295 who could be identified are characteristic molesters rapists <br /> called "child molesters" (table 2). The Total 100% 100% <br /> 4,295 identified child molesters trace <br /> included some (443 out of the 4,295) white 77.6% 73.2% <br /> whose specific sex offense against a Black 20.7 24.8 <br /> child was non-forcible intercourse. Other 1.7 2.0 <br /> These 443 are called "statutory Hispanic origin <br /> rapists." There were more than 443 Hispanic 23.5% 15.9% <br /> among the 4,295, but 443 were all that Non-Hispanic 76.5 84.1 <br /> could be identified from the limited Age at release <br /> information obtained for the study. 18-24' 11.4% 24.8% <br /> 25-29 15.4 21.2 <br /> Both the 4,295 child molesters and the 30-34 17.7 14.7 <br /> 443 statutory rapists were predomi- 35-39 18.6 14.9 <br /> 40-44 14.3 10.2 <br /> nantly non-Hispanic white males. 45 or older 22.6 14.2 <br /> Nearly three-fourths of the child moles- <br /> ters (73.2%) were age 30 or older. Just Age at release <br /> over half the statutory rapists Average 37.8 yrs 3 yrs <br /> rY (54%) Median 36.5 310 <br /> 1.0 <br /> were 30 or older at the time they were <br /> released from prison. Total released 4,295 443 <br /> Note: The 4,295 child molesters were released in 15 States; <br /> Among the released child molesters the 443 statutory rapists in 11 States. Because of overlapping definitions, <br /> there were 3,333 white men (77.6% of all statutory rapists also appear under the column "child molesters." <br /> Data identifying race were reported for 99.5% of 4,295 released child <br /> 4,295) and 889 black men (20.7%). molesters; Hispanic origin for 87.8%; and age for 100%_ <br /> The 443 statutory rapists included 324 "Age at release 18-24 includes the few who were under age 18 <br /> white men (73.2% of 443) and 110 when released from prison in 1994. <br /> black men (24.8%). <br /> 8 Recidivism of Sex Offenders Re/eased from Prison in 1994 <br /> 5OA-57 <br />