The lleppner Gazrtte-Tlmes. Ileppner, Oregon, Thursday, May 28, 1981 FIVE
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Mary Ann Cerullo
Incest a dirty word
Incest has been taboo in all ages and cultures. But so much
shame attaches to this abhorrent crime that' society has
drawn a veil of secrecy around It. This silence has served
both to protect the offender and to conceal the victim.
As recently as IS years ago, experts claimed that Incest -broadly
defined as sexually arousing physical contact
between family members who are not married occurred In
only one out of a million families. Now some professionals
believe the actual Incidence could be as high as one In a
hundred.
In most states, Incest Is still a crime, with penalties that
range from 00 days to life Imprisonment, But a man who
commits incest (90 percent of all reported cases involve
father, or father figure, and daughter) Is rarely convicted
since there is usually little physical evidence of abuse, no eye
witnesHcs, and the credibility of children Is often questioned
In court.
This shameful crime, incest, has been one of our most
under-reported crimes, but when I asked the Morrow County
district attorney's office last March. "What Is the number
one Juvenile problem in the county?" the answer was
physical and sexual abuse.
Said Carolyn Holt, Juvenile Services director, "We need to
educate the people that these things are happening right
here."
From October 1880 to March 1981, the district attorney's
office handled a dozen cases for prosecution concerning
sexually molested children within the ages of seven to 12.
The Juvenile Services Division handled 10 cases In 1980.
Seven children out of the ten became wards of the court.
Their ages ranged from six to 15.
Dr. Terry Templeman of the MentaT Health Division
reports eight Incest cases within the county In May 1981. Six
were said to be in the north end.
According to Carolyn Holt, the north end has more abuse
cases than in South Morrow because of high unemployment
in the Boardman-Irrigon area.
But at the same time, Ann Spicer, district attorney, says,
"Maybe a fourth of the abuse crimes are reported, which is
only scratching the surface.. .only 1 in 4 to 1 in 10 sexual abuse
crimes are reported."
The most common result of abuse within the home is
juvenile runaways, Ann Spicer stated further. In 1980,
Morrow County counted 37 runaways.
Dr. Shirley Anderson of Ilarborview Medical Center in
Seattle says, "For too long, victims have felt betrayed,
shamed and rejected. So they kept silent and remained
victims.. .Dor.'t hide it! You are not alone and you can be
helped." "
But sexual abuse isn't just a crime of the city. It occurs in
all communities, large and small, even in Morrow County, as
Ann Spicer, Caroline Holt, and Dr. Templeman have pointed
out.
As Ann Spicer recently stressed, "We should be open with
our children and encourage people to report sexual or
physical abuse crimes. ..It's the reporting of these crimes
that keeps the potential abusers from committing the
crime."
And Caroline Holt says to young people, "Don't be afraid to
come In and talk. You will be protected. ..We will do
everything in our power to work with your parents to solve
the problem."
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