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Child molesters and sexual assaulters Table 4. Sentence length and time served for child molesters On average, child molesters were and statutory rapists released from prison in 1994 released after serving nearly 3 years Child Statutory (33.7 months) of their nearly 7-year Characteristic molesters rapists sentence (81.1 months) (table 4). Sentence length (in months) Statutory rapists were released after Mean 81.1 mo 49.5 mo serving a little over 2 years of their Median 66.0 36.0 approximately 4-year sentence. Upon Time served (in months) release, almost half of the child moles- Mean 33.7 mo 27.6 mo ters still had at least 3 years of their Median 25.8 19.4 sentence remaining to be served. Percent of sentence served 43.3% 52.8% compared to 15% of statutory rapists. Upon release in 1994, percent who had served - 6 months or less 5.7% 9.6% 7-12 12.6 20.4 13-18 20.8 18.2 19-24 10.1 14.3 25-30 7.2 8.6 31-36 11.2 7.0 37-60 19.7 13.4 61 months or more 12.8 8.6 Upon release in 1994, percent with time still remaining to be served 6 months or less 2.5% 10.8% 7-12 5.4 17.4 13-18 10.2 26.9 19-24 16.1 13.1 25-30 7.9 8.5 31-36 8.9 8.5 37-60 24.9 9.2 61 months or more 24.1 5.6 Total first releases 3,104 317 Note: The 3,104 child molesters were released in 13 States; the 317 statutory rapists in 10 States. Because of overlapping definitions, all statutory rapists also appear under the column "child molesters." Figures are based on first releases only. First releases include only those offenders leaving prison for the first time since beginning their sentence. First releases exclude those who left prison in 1994 but who had previously been released under the same sentence and had returned to prison for violating the conditions of release- 10 Recidivism of Sex Offenders Released from Prison in 1994 5OA-59