Female Sex Offenders: Women Who Rape

Sexual abuse has traditionally been seen as a crime perpetrated by men. To eliminate this possibility, all of the instances chosen for these pages are cases where women are clearly acting entirely on their own. In those instances where a male is involved, it is in every case with an unwilling or obviously underage male.

There is no "evil man in the background" urging these women to engage in sexual abuse. In every case accepted for inclusion in this section, all evidence indicates that the women are acting on their own initiative.

There have been many explanations offered for the startling rise in the proportion of sex crimes committed by women. These include:

• zealous prosecution of sex crimes that went unpunished in earlier times
• false accusations by spouses who want custody of children
• a change in the behavior of women

In recent years there has been a redefinition of abuse, as well. As some of the stories in this section illustrate, the child abuse industry is now so powerful that a woman who tries to report a rape faces the risk of being charged with rape herself if her attacker turns out to be under the legal age of consent.

This first story, however, may represent a change in the behavior of some women:

26 JAN 1999
STATES NEWS SERVICE

Cops: Topless Woman Attacked Boy

APOPKA, FLORIDA -- Deputies in Central Florida have arrested an Apopka woman accused of molesting a 14-year-old boy at a lake in Orange County. The youngster says 37-year-old Teresa M. removed her top, rubbed against him, and then pinned him to the ground with her 150-pound weight and fondled him against his will. The teen got away when the woman suggested they go for a ride in her pickup truck.

24 Feb 2006
Teacher accused of sex with 11-year-old boy
An elementary school teacher was arrested Friday and charged with two counts of criminal sexual conduct with a minor after a parent claimed the woman had sex at the school with one of her 11-year-old students.

1 Dec 2005
Courts get tough on women who have sex with boys?
Courts across America are cracking down on women, especially teachers, who have sex with under-age boys. In the past month at least seven women, four of them teachers, have been charged or sentenced.

A US Department of Education study released in June last year found that 7 per cent of pupils were victims of physical or sexual abuse by teachers or other school employees. Of those, 22 per cent were victimised by a woman.

"Whether a boy might enjoy the attention or not is actually irrelevant. Many of the girls who are sexually abused by males say that they are willing or are in love," said Professor Charol Shakeshaft, of Hofstra University, the author of the report.

26 Nov 2005
Grow up, judge tells teacher in kissing case
The teacher originally told police she had "stupidly" kissed the teenager, but then accused him of assaulting her.

23 Nov 2005
No jail time for Florida teacher in sex case
Teacher will not serve any jail time in connection with her multiple sex acts with a 14-year-old student.