Bestiality, or sexual contact between humans and nonhuman animals, is a poorly understood aspect of sexual behavior. There is a dearth of scientific research on the prevalence of bestiality, the motivations for individuals to engage in the behavior, and the risk that such individuals pose for interpersonal sexual and nonsexual violence. This study is a descriptive analysis of bestiality in all individuals found to be sexually violent predators (SVPs) in the state of Virginia between the years 2003 and 2017. Of 1,248 SVPs, 33 (2.6%) had a history of engaging in bestiality. SVPs with a history of bestiality were significantly more likely to be victims of childhood sexual abuse (P < .005), to engage in nonsexual animal abuse (P < .0001), and to have committed child sexual abuse (P < .005). They were most likely to report sexual contact with dogs and demonstrated a breadth of other atypical sexual behavior. The lifetime prevalence of 2.6 percent is low compared with other published findings, suggesting that offenders may have intentionally minimized their history of atypical sexual behavior. The relationship between childhood sexual victimization and bestiality has not previously been reported in the literature and represents an important nidus for future investigation. Further research is necessary to characterize human-animal sexual interactions in SVPs and other populations.

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性暴力掠食者中的兽交。

人兽交或人类与非人类动物之间的性接触是性行为的一个鲜为人知的方面。缺乏关于兽交的盛行率，个人从事这种行为的动机以及这些人构成人际性和非性暴力行为的风险的科学研究。这项研究是对2003年至2017年间弗吉尼亚州所有被发现为性暴力掠夺者（SVP）的人的兽性的描述性分析。在1,248名SVP中，有33人（2.6％）有从事兽性的历史。具有兽交史的SVP更有可能成为儿童性虐待的受害者（P <.005），从事非性虐待动物（P <.0001）和犯有儿童性虐待（P <.005） 。他们最有可能报告与狗发生性接触，并表现出其他非典型性行为的广度。与其他已发表的发现相比，终生患病率为2.6％，这表明罪犯可能故意将其非典型性行为的历史减至最少。儿童性受害与兽性之间的关系以前没有在文献中报道过，它代表了未来研究的重要基础。进一步的研究对于表征SVP和其他人群中人与动物之间的性相互作用是必要的。儿童性受害与兽性之间的关系以前没有在文献中报道过，它代表了未来研究的重要基础。进一步的研究对于表征SVP和其他人群中人与动物之间的性相互作用是必要的。儿童性受害与兽性之间的关系以前没有在文献中报道过，它代表了未来研究的重要基础。进一步的研究对于表征SVP和其他人群中人与动物之间的性相互作用是必要的。