2/ Some people pursue children because they have a preferential interest in them - this is true in cases of men who focus on pre-pubescent children, or children of a very specific age and gender. Scott Gmitter is an example. He ONLY liked girls age 7-11: https://t.co/DJuNy7HUps— James Harris (@jimeharrisjr) July 13, 2019
- 3/ Some offenders aren't exclusively focused on children - they're into a bit of everything. One guy spent hours debriefing with me as part of his plea deal. He was a porn addict his entire life, but at age 60 stumbled into the wrong material. It wasn't that he *wanted* it
- 4/ it was that everything else had become boring. He had collected every type of antisocial fetish porn he could find - organized by type, date, etc. He led "pillar of the community" life, and just wanted to have a dirty secret. We got him because he was trying to get a 15-yo
- 5/ to "perform" on webcam for him (and even bought the webcam for her). Unfortunately for him, the "girl" was a Chicago police officer. His "dirty secret" room was his "Freemason" office which his wife was forbidden to enter. He used his status to hide in plain sight.
- 6/ There's more than boredom and perversion here. There's a feeling of power and invincibility they experience. My longest-lasting case (which I inherited from another agent who retired before he could finish it) was all about perversion AND power
8/ Imagine then how someone who is super-wealthy, bored, and lacks a bit of real self-esteem might react to the idea that they could do something so antisocial? Sure, you will always find apologists who will say "that girl looked 18" but that's hardly the point: it's abuse— James Harris (@jimeharrisjr) July 13, 2019
- 17/ What these men did - and many others still do - violates the fundamental right of other human beings to exercise free will. Sexual attraction is merely the distracting sideshow. Stay focused.
"...his plea involved one girl, a 17-year-old, and the crime was prostitution, which made it look like the teenager was in part to blame... ...gave others a reason to dismiss his wrongdoing..." https://t.co/D2yUpAPPh3— James Harris (@jimeharrisjr) July 13, 2019