I was like a kid full of revenge: self-reported reasons for sexual offending by men who were sexually abused as children

It is widely acknowledged that the rate of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) reported by men who sexually offend is elevated relative to the general population. The idea of a “sexually abused-sexual abuser” (SA-SA) cycle is one possible explanation for the relationship between CSA and subsequent sexual offending. The current study explored why sexually abused men went on to sexually offend, through qualitative interviews with 41 SA-SAs attending a...