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Journal of Gerontological Social Work Volume 40, 2004 - Issue 4
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Chapter 7 Sexual Abuse of Older Women Living in Nursing Homes

Pamela B. Teaster PhD University of Kentucky School of Public Health, PhD Program in Gerontology, 306 Health Sciences Building, USA; University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40536-0230, USA
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Karen A. Roberto PhD Center for Gerontology (0426), 237 Wallace Hall, USA; Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA
Pages 105-119 | Published online: 11 Oct 2008
 
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Abstract

Aggregated data from APS case files of sexually abused older women between the agesof70 and 89living in nursing homes were collected over a five-year period, yielding a total of 50 substantiated cases. The most common types of sexual abuse involved instances of sexualized kissing and fondling and unwelcome sexual interest in the women's body. All alleged perpetrators were male; they typically were 70 years of age and older and residents in the nursing home. In only three cases was the alleged offender prosecuted in court and only one of these cases was the offender convicted. Implications of these data for future practice and research are discussed.

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