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Journal of Child Sexual Abuse Volume 17, 2008 - Issue 3-4: Betrayal and Recovery: Understanding the Trauma of Clergy Sexual Abuse
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Survivor Perspectives on the Impact of Clergy Perpetrated Sexual Abuse

In Their Own Voices: A Qualitative Study of Men Abused as Children by Catholic Clergy

Paul J. Isely Washington, D.CCorrespondence[email protected]
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Peter Isely The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, Chicago, Illinois
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Jim Freiburger Private practice, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Robert McMackin Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts; Lemuel Shattuck Hospital, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts; Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
Pages 201-215 | Received 14 May 2007, Accepted 17 Jun 2008, Published online: 12 Oct 2008
 
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ABSTRACT

This study examines the impact of child sexual molestation on men assaulted as children by Catholic clergy. In-depth interviews were used to conduct a qualitative analysis of how clergy-perpetrated childhood sexual abuse affected the adult psychological and/or psychosocial functioning of nine men. Subjects were selected in coordination with a nationally recognized advocacy group established for victims of clergy abuse, The Survivor Network of those Abused by Priests. The study found that the sexual abuse acted as a developmental insult and resulted in systemic influences throughout the victims' lives. The article concludes with considerations for treatment.

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