This study examined whether men who committed undetected sexual offenses would show more evidence of sexual interest in children than their detected counterparts. It also considered whether denial or minimization of offending history explained observed differences between undetected and detected men. In an archival database of 2,236 men, 96 were undetected and the remainder were detected men who varied in the extent to which they admitted their offending: complete deniers, partial deniers, those who admitted their offense history, and those who disclosed additional unknown offenses. There were differences in self-reported sexual interest in children, but relatively few differences when sexual interest in children was assessed by phallometry or sexual victim history. There were no differences between undetected and detected men who admitted to additional victims. The results suggest that denial is likely more important in understanding group differences on sexual interest in children than detection status.

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未发现性犯罪与已发现性犯罪的男性对儿童的性兴趣差异

这项研究调查了实施未被发现的性犯罪的男性是否会比被发现的同行表现出更多的对儿童性兴趣的证据。它还考虑了否认或最小化犯罪历史是否解释了未被发现和被发现的男性之间观察到的差异。在包含 2,236 名男性的档案数据库中，96 人未被发现，其余被发现的男性在承认犯罪的程度方面各不相同：完全否认、部分否认、承认犯罪历史的人和披露其他未知犯罪的人。儿童自我报告的性兴趣存在差异，但当通过阴茎测量法或性受害者历史评估儿童的性兴趣时，差异相对较小。未被发现的人和被发现的男性承认额外的受害者之间没有差异。结果表明，在理解儿童对性兴趣的群体差异方面，否认可能比检测状态更重要。