Michael C. Seto, James M. Cantor, Ray Blanchard. Journal of Abnormal Psychology. August 2006 v115 i3 p610(6).
Author’s Abstract:
This study investigated whether being charged with a child pornography offense is a valid diagnostic indicator of pedophilia, as represented by an index of phallometrically assessed sexual arousal to children. The sample of 685 male patients was referred between 1995 and 2004 for a sexological assessment of their sexual interests and behavior. As a group, child pornography offenders showed greater sexual arousal to children than to adults and differed from groups of sex offenders against children, sex offenders against adults, and general sexology patients. The results suggest child pornography offending is a stronger diagnostic indicator of pedophilia than is sexually offending against child victims. Theoretical and clinical implications are discussed.
Keywords: pedophilia, child pornography, sexual arousal, phallometry, diagnosis
July 6, 2007 at 9:08 pm
My name is carol jarrett, and my problem I am having is geeting somebody to listen and look at evidence in a case involing my husband Keith Jarrett, in 2002 my husband went to his primary care doctor he had only seen him once or twice before , like most men he had not see a dr in quite a long time, he went in complaining of being tired all the time losing weight not eating and loss of libido, his dr told his he needed testoterone shots and started them that day , he sent him for blood work but not to see what his tesoterone level was the labs came back and it showed that my husband had hepatitis c and probably had it since his 20’s he was now 48 he was sent to a liver dr who did a biopsy and found liver damage and that the hepatitis c was active the liver dr told him he would do another biopsy in a year or two, he sent a letter to the primary care dr and told him his symptoms were most likly related to hep c and that he probably did not need testerone, the primary dr never told my husband this and continued the shots for a while every week, my husband was feeling better but he soon started to think about sex constantly, I noticed some changes in him but i was taking care of my mom who lived withus at the time and had medical problems, i had a son In Iraq, and i was also trying to take care of my paronoid schizophrenic brother, for my mom I also worked full time, my husband asked the nurse giving the shots if it was normal to feel horny all the time, she replied most men like feeling horny all the time, lateer he noticed that his testicles were getting sore he saw the dr and the dr told him he had a backache my husband also asked if there were side effects to the testoterone the dr replied no, soon his testicles got to the point where they could not be touched and he was getting severe headaches, finally the dr decided to to testoterone levels on his blood for the fist time it was 850 the dr then cut the shots in half and did the labs again it was over 1300, during the stages of the high testoterone my husband had foud a yahoo chatroom that people just talked about porn and sent thousands and thousands of pictures to him some one did ask him once if he had little kid pictures and he said no i dont he did not try to pick anybody up in there he mostly listed to the chat and looked at the adult pictures as a way to release himself, it was like an obsseion when the dr startedd pulling him of the shots he was not going in there he had not gone in there before the testerone either but in all those thosands of pictures most he did not look at someone did send him kiddie porn my husband never sent pictures to anyone, in nov 2004 the dr was still tapering him of the shots he was arrested for child pornography,and the lawyer he hired knew that we did not have a lot of money so he told him to take the plea deal or if he fought it he could get 102 years in prison my husband found to experts on testoerone and the looked at all his medical records, labs, and polygraf and physcological report and stressed that it was the testoterone otherwise he would not have had such a sexuall obssesion he had his normal testoterone tested after he had been off the shots for a few moths it was 650 and the dr he saw told him that that was high for his age and he never needed testoterone shots. but the prosecuter in the case gave him a plea deal of 5 years and life probation as a pedophile, and the probation office said that she had worked with pedophiles for 5 years and that testoerone does not make you do that, the prosecuter agreed with my husband lawyer that they were not doctors and did not know what it can do but when my husband got the reports from the experts the prosecuter just laughed them off. now none of them will respond to questions I have contacted legislature doug clark but I have not heard anything andrew thomas refused to speak to me and the prosecuter has never rwponded to my request, the govenor says she cant help and All I want to know is how this can happen to a hard woking guy who does not have any priors and he is certainly not a pedophile or I would know it He has raised my son since he was seven years old our neighbors have 2 little girls nad they know my husband is not like that, so because of a law that is black and white my husband is sitting in prison while the dr who gave him the shots is giving them to how many other men that dont need it also testoterone is metablized in the liver and my husbands liver was damaged, but apparently the laws in this sstate do not care as long as the get their conviction they dont want to know the truth, my son has to go back to Iraq for his third tour in nov knowing his dad is in prison for something that at the time he had no control over, and he has to fight for our freedoms but yet nobody over here will help fight for my husbands, also a week after he was put in prison my mom died and he could not even say good bye to her she had lived with us for over nine years is there anybody you know of that will look at all the facts we have his medical records, lab work 2 expert witnesses reports
thank-you
Carol Jarrett
{Personal information removed by Lisa}
July 6, 2007 at 9:34 pm
We are responsible for what is on our computer. Thats the bottom line. If Keith was going into chatrooms to get porn, it is his responsibility to make sure everything he gets is legal. Ignorance is not a defense.
This being said, I don’t know that any judge will hear an appeal without there being some error in the judicial process. If the prosecutor won’t talk to you, go to the DA.
You’re going to have to find a better lawyer.
I would like to add, however, that you would not necessarily know if your husband was a pedophile or not, and your neighbors certainly wouldn’t know. They hide well. I am not saying Keith is, I dont know anything more than what you have told me. But in general, pedophiles lie, hide, manipulate… and just because he didn’t touch your son, doesn’t mean he isn’t.
I will leave your comment posted here, and perhaps one of my readers will be able to help you. But I did remove the personal information you left, because I do not allow addresses and phone numbers of individuals posted here.
I ask that you email me privately from your email address, so that I can verify it, and then I will post your email address on the above comment so that you can receive emails.
July 6, 2007 at 11:00 pm
Carol,
Research shows that testosterone levels and the fluctuation of those levels have been directly related to personality characteristics, mood changes, as well as aggressive behaviors. Cognitive processes, language, sex drive, and health status all tend to be affected by changes in testosterone levels.
There are certain emotional states and situational circumstances that also enhance testosterone production, and how a male- or female- is affected is often a very individual experience. Even though your husband experienced hyperarousal while on the testosterone shots, looking at porn may have actually made this problem much worse. It is very possible that his thinking and judgment was affected by th abnormally high levels of testosterone. Our hormones have a huge impact on our emotional and psychological well-being. The endocrine system operates on a very delicate feedback loop, with one imbalance being capable of throwing other systems out of whack.
I am not telling you this, because i am certain that the testosterone shots caused his behavior. I have no way of knowing that, or of knowing whether he is/isn’t a pedophile, but I do want to acknowledge the very real possibility that this did influence his behavior. Either way, it doesn’t change the fact that viewing and possessing child porn is a crime. And all this said, the pre-frontal cortex usually overrides the urges humans have that we know need to be kept in check. I do believe it was very irresponsible of your husband’s doctor to play around so casually and carelessly with such a powerful hormone. It is truly unfortunate if that is what caused his behavior. People need to be more mindful of how hormone replacements and medications can affect their cognition and behaviors in unexpected ways. Doctors themselves usually give little thought to the effects, especially when they are rare. How an individual may be affected is a very personal thing based on health, body chemistry,psychological make-up and environment. I think you are right to question what has happened, but as Lisa has stated, it is possible that you would not know about his behavior. I hope you are able to sort through this, and find some help and some answers.