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Link – New research shedding light on sex abuse committed by mothers against their sons

ByMikeM Reading Time: 1 minute

“The mother’s archetypal role is as a nurturer and protector, but challenging new Australian research is shedding light on the little-known crime of mother-son sexual abuse.”

This is a really in-depth article about research into an area of sexual abuse that rarely gets mentioned, even among those of us who talk about child abuse online. I’m glad that there is someone doing this research though, these survivors deserve it.

New research shedding light on sex abuse committed by mothers against their sons

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