Why Do Parents Of Molesters Deny Anything Ever Happened?

Parents of molesters, often deny their child has molested someone, because of the tragedy of such an event. The parents of someone who molests another, causes the parents to feel guilt, shame and disbelief. Many times a molester is someone who was molested by someone, in their own family and parents know this, but do not want to admit the truth. Rarely, does someone molest, unless the person himself/herself was molested. Often, the molester was molested by a parent and in some cases was molested by both parents.

Parents never want to admit a son or daughter has committed a crime of any type. Parents are often embarrassed and have difficulty admitting their child could commit such a heinous crime, regardless of the age of the child. Some parents realize the seriousness of such cases, and want to support their child and help their child. Some parents have turned their child who molested someone over to the police.

Just as sad as parents, who do not want to admit their child molested, are the parents who do not want to admit their child has been molested. Within some cultures such events are considered to bring shame upon the family. Parents hide the fact their child is a molester or has been molested out of shame. To me this is very sad, for when parents allow a child to suffer additional pain, because of their own selfish pride, it is to me another crime against the child whatever the age.

Anyone who is molested by anyone, should always tell a person in authority, a parent, a relative, a teacher, principle, the police or even a neighbour or parent of a friend. The only way to stop such abuse is tell someone who can lead the molester to conviction. Child molesters will always be child molesters is what child molesters say about themselves.