Readers react: 'Pigeon man' good for birds; 'Gay witch hunt'
I've received some e-mails today about my stories on the death of Gerald "Red" Enright and on the arrest of John Haig Marshall, suspected of drugging, raping and shaving a another man in Redondo Beach.
Linda Rosen writes:
Robert Schwent writes:
"Red" or Pigeon man, was a feature every day at the Redondo Starbucks. Mostly well regarded, he did many good things for many birds. He didn't just keep them. He fixed them up and released many.
Gay Witch Hunt?
I thought we were past and above Witch hunts and attempting to ruin the life of a Gay man. From your Oct 20 headline article I obviously was wrong.
I also thought we were in an age when unproven accusations - as sensational as they might be - could not be front page news.
As opposed to what was printed in your publication - here are the facts:
Individual was accused in the past, but allegations were PROVEN to be untrue. Where was that in your article?
Individual did turn in a now convicted drug dealer who was spending time in the neighborhood. I thought helping the police and neighborhood was a good thing?
Police have absolutely no proof in the this case. Was the article just to demean the accused as much as possible?
Your article drums on and on about details of the current accusations. The only other in-depth details are innuendos about prior gay and potentially drug related experiences. Since no formal charges - let along convictions - were ever made on anything in the past it seems I can only refer to them as innuendos as they are clearly derogatory but have no basis in truth whatsoever.
As for High School aged boys visiting the accused. Did you bother to check that he has a son of high school age with friends. He regularly spends time with his father.
So what is the impact on this individual?
Arrested in public including handcuffed and taken to jail
Getting to be called "a F---ing Homo" and likewise treated by our local Police Department.
Losing $11,000. The only form of bail accepted by Redondo Beach Police Department is a bondsman or cash - yes cash. Since no bank has $110,000 of cash available, individual was forced to use the local bondsman - who takes and keeps 10% for his work.
Have his entire place of residence ransacked and computer taken and not yet returned - Pay another five figure fee for an attorney
And now, deal with these outlandish and unfounded accusations publicly aired as well as the bashing of his lifestyle.
Is the individual guilty? Yes he is guilty of turning in a convicted drug dealer. He is also "guilty" of being gay.
Getting to be called "a F---ing Homo" and likewise treated by our local Police Department.
Losing $11,000. The only form of bail accepted by Redondo Beach Police Department is a bondsman or cash - yes cash. Since no bank has $110,000 of cash available, individual was forced to use the local bondsman - who takes and keeps 10% for his work.
Have his entire place of residence ransacked and computer taken and not yet returned - Pay another five figure fee for an attorney
And now, deal with these outlandish and unfounded accusations publicly aired as well as the bashing of his lifestyle.
Is the individual guilty? Yes he is guilty of turning in a convicted drug dealer. He is also "guilty" of being gay.
This individual - like you and I - is also guilty of living in a society where this gay bashing could happen.Nick Seibel writes:
Seems to me your publication and the police department should be held responsible for their actions - and the impact on the individual. At the very least I hope the rest of the those that read your publication understand the facts and come to the support of this individual - yes he is gay but he is also a human being with a family and friends, who did nothing wrong.
I hold out hope for our younger people and future generations. I talked to a few about this and they absolutely could care less about the fact that the individual is gay. Sure hope the rest of the world gets to that point soon enough. It is unbelievable that this can happen to someone in this day and age and plain to see that this is a gay witch hunt.
I must say after reading this article , i took an offense over the constant usage of phrases like"mostly male" and "men only" in this article. I am a 20 year old young gay male living in South Redondo beach and realize that underage sex (especially a 53 year old doing it) is wrong, but to point out that he shaved them has no worth to the article than to stir up controversy and point out what some may call a gay perversion.
I work with the gay and lesbian center of Los Angeles located in West Hollywood and will show them this article and have them figure out what it was trying to portray. I live quite close to the Redondo high school as i graduated from their in 2007. I am shocked that this is happening and saddened that the press has made it sound like a homosexual problem.
I believe the article should have been short and to the point rather than speak about the constant men coming to his house and the use of the incredibly generic word"lifestyle". Being gay is not a lifestyle, just as being straight is not. Being a rapist is a lifestyle of disgusting proportions, but being a homosexual does not include this. I would like the Daily Breeze to include more positive gay role models in its articles such as the Southbaycenter.org in it as it has in the past, and deter from using unnecessary description in demoralizing a possible male statutory rapist.
All the other experiences this man had could/were with men of legal age and has no business being talked about in the article. My father reads these things, and i hope that he does not think lesser of the gay community because of it. All in all, regardless of the negative parts of this article, i now understand that this man used craigslist.org and the men seeking men section to meet these guys. If you ever go on to it, it will pop up quite a large amount of strange requests. Thanks Larry
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I am glad to hear that you are taking this the the gay and lesbian center. This person has never been convicted of any sex crimes. The police have an very anti gay attitude in the South Bay area and have harassed this man for years for being gay.
Being gay does not mean you are a pedophile. If 53 year old man goes out with an 18 year old woman--his friends slap him on the back and think it is cool. If an older woman dates a younger man--she is a cougar or a MILF.
Linda's email was very direct and to the point. This writer of this article has a past pattern of attacking gays in the media. He appears to be anti-gay and is making it look like being gay is a crime--it is not a crime to be gay. On the other hand, defamtion of character is not legal and I think this is something that gay rights groups get involved with and support this man who has been tortured by the police for years. Don't let the media try and convict this person for accusations.
There are a lot of people who are curious about sex with the same sex and may feel guilt for whatever reason after and look to blame someone for their own issues.
Wow, everyone is so quick to turn this into a homophobic bash against this guy. Why on earth would the police "torture" someone if they didn't have a reason to believe he committed a disgusting crime?? The only mistake the police made was to not gather enough evidence to convict this pedophile rapist!
Have any of you actually met him? I GUARANTEE if you had, you would sense his creepy, perverted vibe within 2 minutes of being in his presence, and feel the immediate need to get away from him as soon as possible. I know this first-hand, because I HAVE met this person, many times unfortunately, and he made my skin crawl every time!
This man used to frequent a bar where I used to work. He would come in almost every night, with his son sometimes, and (usually) attractive younger-looking guys at other times. He had made attempts at ordering alcoholic beverages for the guys he'd bring in, they usually didn't have ID's stating they were 21, so I would refuse to serve them.
He would drink an average of TEN cocktails in one sitting (vodka sodas), and once he was intoxicated enough, he would feel it was necessary to disclose the most personal of information to the bar and wait staff. He'd even sometimes move from his seat and relocate next to an unsuspecting customer (usually male) and attempt to engage and share his stories with them, I had witnessed him make advances towards a few male customers until they were visibly uncomfortable and eventually left.
Most of his stories were disgusting and out-of-line (he didn't care if we seemed uninterested or offended, unfortunately in a job like that, you are forced to listen to people whether you want to or not), such as the fact he had a wife (hence, his teenage son), but while experimenting with extra-marital affairs, he figured out he liked men. Young Men, he admitted this. Similar to the men he would bring into the bar with him and try to serve drinks to, illegally. He also told us that he still liked women, depending on his mood, so he'd occassionally go out with them too but he was always more attracted to young guys.
He is filthy rich (comes from money from what his friends said), drives a Ferrari, and told us he has "more money and time than he knew what to do with" so he would spend most of his time at the gym. He was constantly "bored" and spent hours at the bar, drinking. He spent a lot of his money on several different types of plastic surgery to look younger (to appeal to younger men he said) and would come in bandaged, with black eyes, hair plugs, etc... bragging about his procedures and looking for recognition and compliments. He wanted to know if he looked younger.
I do not know for a fact that this man committed these crimes, I would find it a REALLY big coincidence if he didn't. But he is not a good person, not someone you'd want to have to wait on, spend time with, and DEFINITELY allow around your children. I know that much first-hand!!
I consider myself to be a very good judge of character, I'm rarely wrong when I have a gut instinct about someone, and I can honestly say that I would dread the times John would enter the restaurant.
So, call it what you will, but I assure you, this is not a case of gay bashing. I am a screaming liberal with many, many gay friends and would never condone any type of hate and there's no doubt in my mind that this man is guilty.
Get over yourselves and try and keep an open mind for God's sake! You wouldn't want this man roaming the streets and getting a hold of your kids, trust me! Cori Desmond, the creeps in the white mini-van trying to abduct women at 2:00 in the afternoon in expensive, Hermosa neighborhoods... this HAS to stop! Take a stand, don't let these criminals get away with this, this is happening in your own backyards!!
You are pretty quick to judge for just serving him drinks supposedly. You should get your facts straight before you open your mouth. He did not come from a filthy rich family. You are just gossiping on someone you know nothing about. I bet you have checked out many young women coming into your bar and you have not thought twice about it. I know your type. I am sure a lot of people get a creepy vibe off of you as well. You have made many references to him bringing in younger men that were over 18. You say that this is not gay bashing but you have brought up the fact that he is gay a lot and makes it sounds like you have a problem with being gay. You should also leave his son out this. That is disgusting that you would even bring him up. How do you know he is not a good person? Yes you DON'T know for a fact that he did. He are assuming that he has done these things when you have no proof, just your opinion.
I wish I had just served him drinks, unfortunately, he insisted on talking at me for hours on end and telling me things I never needed or wanted to hear.
And by the way, this is a blog, I'm an anonymous blogger, as are you. It's called the 1st Amendment, look it up. No, I didn't find any DNA or state any facts about evidence I found in his house myself (I would never go in that man's house!), so of course this is my opinion. Although, he was arrested of committing a crime, so...
"Lisa" brought up his son, by the way, and by saying I feel sorry for the kid, that makes me disgusting? You have an interesting perception on things.
If you live your life a certain way, such as hanging out with underage boys as a 53 year old adult, associating with drug dealers, airing your dirty laundry around town to complete strangers, etc.. then you leave your life and privacy open to scrutiny. Sorry if that bothers you, but that's simply the truth.
My opinion has absolutely nothing to do with his sexual preference as a gay man, but it does have to do with his sexual preference as a man who likes underage boys OR girls. This isn't about my stance on heterosexual or homosexual predators, it's about my stance on sexual predators period!
Bottom line: If a person can't make up their mind as to whether they like men or women, and if they feel the urge to engage in sexual activity with a child, or someone who is not willing to engage with them consensually, then they need serious psychological help, stat!
I couldn't care less if the man was gay. And honestly, I believe the correct terminology for someone who prefers either sex is "bisexual" anyway. It wouldn't be any less horrific if he had committed these crimes against young women, or women his age for that matter! He had an interest in young boys, if you know him so well, then you would know that. I didn't choose to get to know the guy and his preferences so well, but he felt inclined to inform me, I didn't ask nor did I want to be enlightened, believe me.
I also never said the boys were older than 18, I said they were under 21 and he attempted to order them drinks, which is contributing to the delinquency of a minor which happens to be a misdemeanor in the State of California, again...read.
You are clearly a loser who is jealous by stating he comes from money. You are full of it. What vitriolic nonsense you spout.
The is a gay bashing-gay witch hunt. You are a disgusting specimen of a human being for being so judgmental without knowing the facts.
You should leave his child out of this. How dare you. How old are you? What have you done with your life except serve people alcohol? What education do you have? You=loser.
You say now that you "dreaded when John came in" yet you sure had your hand out for tips. You=greedy loser.
You are stating that he is a criminal yet you have no proof. You are defaming someone's character without proof. You=greedy, judgmental loser.
You state he is not a good person. It is clear you are the one who is not a good person. You need to take a look at your own life and see what you can do to better yourself and not try to hurt innocent people based on their sexual orientation.
Being gay is not a crime. I know that people are ignorant and equate being gay with being a pedophile. There is a difference.
You are most likely not a married person since you are still working at a bar for minimum wage plus your tips that you earn. Before you speak such nonsense-take a look at your life. Have you used drugs? Have you ever had a little too much to drink and then driven? If so, you are a criminal. Those are both violations of the law. Don't be so quick to label.
I am not being quick to label you--again, it is obvious you are a jealous loser who does not have a life. Go back to school, get an education, and then possibly you may find peace within yourself so you won't need to be jealous or envious.
There is nothing wrong with being a server but at some point a person needs to accomplish something and educate themselves.
I pray for you. I pray for your soul. I pray that you may find the way to happiness in your own life. I pray that you accomplish something and do something useful in this world. I pray for you. I pray for all the hateful people out there who are sinning by judging without knowledge. May God have mercy on you when it comes to Judgement Day and you have to answer to God for what YOU have done in your life, the hurt and harm YOU have caused people. I pray for you.
Correction: Linda made the comment about the son, not Lisa.
I am very familiar with the First Amendment. I am also very familiar with the law.
Do you understand the difference between arrested and being charged?
I am more familiar with the law than you will ever be. Regardless, of what you say-you are gay bashing.
Are you now a psychologist too? Do you know how many people are bisexual because they enjoy sexual relations with both sexes?
I am guessing you are a male. Have you ever wanted to have sex with two women? Have you ever had sex with two women? How many men out there have a fantasy and if the opportunity presented itself--they would "jump" on it. Do you find two beautiful women having sex together disgusting? Do you find women that have breast implants disgusting? Do you find women that have colored their hair disgusting? Do find women that get botox or other cosmetic procedures disgusting? Have you ever watched pornography? What is your favorite type? Any particular fetish? You lie if you say that you would not want to have sex with two or more women at the same time. Have you ever had anal sex with a woman? :)Have you ever cheated on your partner? Have you ever even thought about it? :) Give me a break--I see men all the time looking at young, pretty women. Why do you think an 18 year woman gets implants? Why do young women wear provactive clothing? You are a liar if you think you are so righteous.
How many times has a man left his wife for a younger woman or cheated on his wife for a younger woman; someone new and different--exciting.
You talk out of both sides of your big mouth.
Whoa! Talk about being judgmental "Anonymous"! Holy hypocrite!!!
You know absolutely NOTHING about me. You are clearly judging and absolute stranger for their job, for working for minimum wage!? I am not the person accused of committing a crime here, I am simply stating my opinion on a public forum. I have MET this person, have you? Hmm? Any relation by chance?? You are an ignorant, spoiled, and a downright stupid and sad person. Oh, and if someone needs to go back to school, it's clearly you. Scary.
It doesn't matter if I am bartender, if I was a bartender. If I worked at a bar to pay for my college degree, to pay for my medical bills. I hope to God you don't have kids because you would make them feel horrible about themselves if they had to GOD FORBID wait tables or serve drinks (which is pretty damn lucrative job by the way) to help pay for their first car or school, or support their IGNORANT parent who was ill, or who made stupid decisions and needed to get out of debt.
You are an ignorant loser and require no more of my time. Don't pray for me, pray for yourself. I am perfectly happy with who I am.
And Lisa: Really?! You are one sick puppy! Do you really want me to answer all of your disgusting, probing questions? They are none of your business and entirely irrelevant to the conversation! Sick!
I gather by your comments that you're a cheating woman who enjoys sex with other women, multiple partners, watches porn, and has breast implants (and perhaps got them at a young age), colored hair, and who dresses provocatively?? Just a wild guess. Please, do NOT reply, I don't want to know what kind of perversions you're into.
You both need your heads examined. It'll all come out in the wash once your buddy is put away for his heinous crimes. Then we'll see who gets the last word.
THE TRUTH HURTS
You are clearly an ignorant person :) I am amused by your stupidity. No, I don't have implants, my breasts sag nicely from age. I don't cheat, yes, I color my hair, no, dress provacatively--no I dress nicely. I am not spoiled. I bust my behind to work hard to make ends meet. My children have been well taken care of and have accomplished much success. I am a realistic person who believes in "tough love." You spend money for your kids to go to school--they better get good grades or the gravy train is over.
As to your statement go back to school--I never stopped going to school. No matter what degree I have--there is always something new to learn. The local junior college is an excellent way to continue learning regardless of your degree--which by the way is much more than a Bachelor's Degree, LOL. I recently took a class in Philosophy--Ethics--it was wonderful---amazing ... The day you stop wanting to learn new things is the day you start dying. . . . which I gather from your response happened a long time ago. I feel so sorry for you ---that you have nothing to look forward to .. . .that this is all life has to offer you---we have a choice--the doors are open to us but you have to take the chance to enter. If you are afraid of failure--you will not succeed.
No, I am not into women. I don't have implants. I am getting older but I have confidence. I do not need or want a person who is so superficial--but then again--we are dealing with males who are. It is not your fault---I believe it is hard wired into your brain . . .
There is nothing wrong with working hard to work your way through school. College is very expensive. You need to plan ahead if you want your children to succeed in life. That/Those are called goals/planning for the future. If you need to wait tables or serve alcohol to people then so be it. You make ends meet. What about the women that put themselves through college by dancing at strip clubs. I am sure you like to watch them. Do you know what they have to go through to make ends meet? To accomplish their goals? Do you judge them. Don't. Who the . .. . are you to judge other people.
I am not spoiled. As I said--I work hard---harder than you will probably ever work to make ends meet and provide AND accomplish.
I am not the one who is sick. I am honest, ethical and moral. You can't answer my question because the truth hurts. Do you by any chance know "YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH" because that is you. You can't respond because you are GUILTY!!!!!! No trial needed here. You condemned yourself, LOL, you fool.
Again, waiting tables, bartending, doing what you have to do to accomplish your goals--as long as you work hard toward what you desire to do . . . which hopefully, is not a career of waiting tables---that is a waste of brains, time, education and life--it is laziness . . . who cares about lucrative--WORK HARD=Success.
Don't feel sorry for yourself---you still have time to do something about it . . . no matter how old you are now.
People out there who are servers and bartenders . . . I admire you for what you do but there is more as you get older. Look to the future and try to envision success in your life. Education is the key. A B.A. is not good enough in the world today. You need to have a Master's Degree. The job market is tough as is the world. Don't ever stop educating yourself. . . . continue to take classes regardless of what degree you have. It is one of the most important things you can do for yourself. WORK HARD, STUDY HARD---HAVE FAITH IN GOD and you will do well.
I pity you and I still pray for you. Again, God have mercy on your soul.
It looks like a button got pushed with you. Heinous crimes-are you just upset because he did not find you attractive?
Lucrative-selling drugs is lucrative too but it does not require an education. I think that it is a good way to make ends meet in the interim of going to school.
I sure hope you don't have kids. You sound very bitter about having to work to support a parent who was--maybe not there for you?
If you need help--you can check online. I am not sure if you have health care benefits but if you do I would check and see if you can find some kind of mental health provider to help you get over your issues and bitterness about life.
If not, then look into yourself and maybe you need some religion in your life. Maybe you do not know about God. Maybe you are not a Christian. Perhaps you are some other faith. I am sure they will know where you can find help for your deep rooted issues about life.
I do feel sorry for you. I really do.
The Pervert Lobby is the most deliterious of all the special-interest activists.
Unless we can get back to the legalities and out from under the Special Rights for Perverts policies demanded by so-called "gay rights" pressure groups, we as a nation will never succeed.
The citizen in question should tried and if found guilty he should be punished according to the law, whether he's a pervert or not.
To those Pervert Activists who wish to subvert the Constitution for their pervert benefit, I say yeah, go Pray for me and my "hate".
You will find more and more like me every day.
I will fight the Pervert Lobby and the any pandering politicians who want wholesale voting blocs willing to accommodate same.
the defenders of this rapist are out in force, armed with anger, stupidity, and hypocrisy.
seriously, are you related to this guy or something?
one person thinks he is creepy, and you come out and attack him. and you also accuse larry of gay bashing. come on.
what will you do if he is found guilty of these crimes? jump off a cliff?
Internet war!!!!! Let me see your war face - ARGGGGGHHHH!!
Don't forget, folks - fighting on the Crime and Courts blog is like running in the special olympics...even if you win, you're still retarded.
Lisa and Anonymous:
How this blog somehow became a conversation about people who should strive to educate themselves is beyond me-?? I really didn't need or want all of this information about you Lisa, but I appreciate your being so open and honest, I think?
That being said.. you are both absolutely right! If something good could possibly come out of such a disgusting situation (this man raping people)... Your buddy, John, was one of the biggest reasons I quit bartending and went back to school! So thank you to John, for inspiring me to 'be all I could be' because I couldn't bare to listen to his perverted, drunk antics, or watch him galavant around with little boys anymore! That sick animal made me see the light and for this, I suppose I should thank him.
Thank you both for being so concerned about MY well-being and future.. Don't worry, I'll be fine. I'm already on the road to success, hell, maybe I'll become a journalist! You should really both be focusing your time and energy on getting scum like this guy off the streets so he doesn't hurt anyone else.
To: Lisa and "Anonymous" who are saying service-industry people should go back to school and strive to be more-
News Flash! Not everyone can afford to go back to school and get their master's degree. Someone has to serve you food and drinks, geniuses! Who else would you fools have to degrade, mistreat and leave crappy tips for?
You both are complete idiots and I hope you come into my bar so I can spit in your drinks. :-)
Hey Lisa - why don't you get mad at Henry for making fun of "retards" now? (Just kidding Henry, the point you made was actually hilarious, not really "PC", but funny nonetheless. And Jason, haha! :-))
Lisa- Keep changing the subject a little more so you can take the emphasis off your sick, rapist brother, friend, boyfriend, stalking victim (or whatever the hell he is to you) and continue spewing your ignorant/irrelevant opinions on more deaf ears.
I'm glad John was not attracted to me, if I would have fallen for his misleading friendship or charm, I would have ended up drugged, shaved, raped and on his couch with an STD!
John Marshall is going to jail, and it's about time!
Anonymous said:
And Lisa: Really?! I gather by your comments that you're a cheating woman who enjoys sex with other women, multiple partners, watches porn, and has breast implants (and perhaps got them at a young age), colored hair, and who dresses provocatively?? Just a wild guess.
Anonymous you hit the nail on the head! To a T! The reason she is so defensive about this is because it is her brother. I would say she is way too quick to judge because her own hands are NOT clean.
And I was SHOCKED to read this:
Lisa said:
Lucrative-selling drugs is lucrative too but it does not require an education. I think that it is a good way to make ends meet in the interim of going to school.
Is that why she allowed her own children/family members to become drug users and addicts and screw their lives up the way that they have? So she encourages people to sell drugs to make money in the interim of going to school? Does that make ANY sense? Unbelieveable! This is truly stupidity at its finest.
People are entitled to their opinions about such a vile person as one that would drug someone else just to take advantage of them. I think that is such a cowardly thing to do to another human being. Sad and pathetic.
Another victim said:
Hey, Lisa...I know your John Marshall's sister. You became an attorney, but from your postings you really turned out screwed up in the mind and inability to reaswon. You and your mother, Alese knew about John molesting the neighborhood kids, then kids at Redondo Beach High School for the past 25-30 years. I went to Redondo High School and know 15 - 20 victims all molested in their early teens. He was dealing drugs to us, and giving all drugs before he molested them. They're all screwed up from the abuse.
I knew John well, though I never allowed him to touch me. One victim even commited suicide over your brother's molesting him until her was 14 years old....it will all come out at trial.
All the victims look forward to facing you in court, as there's nothing worse than a person that supports a serial child molestor.
It has nothing to do with gay bashing..it's actually deviant gay pedophile bashing.
I don’t think the gay community wants to throw it’s support behind John Marshall…why would they? Sure, he’s a gay white male; but he’s also a serial child molester, who’s now sexually assaulting other gay men. This would not be a good poster boy for gay men.
Mostly, because the gay community and pro-gay community disavows itself from any connection, whatsoever, between gay men, even self admitted gay men who are also child molesters who molest only boys. Is it possible that a percentage of gay pedophiles that only molest male children are in fact “deviant gay”? Could this deviant sexual abuse of male children by males, some gay, cause the victims to question their sexuality to such a level that they become gay, their sexuality in effect being chosen by the action of the pedophile and the molestation effects and how their physical arousal, emotional and psychological experience about the abuse confuses the development of their entire personality and sexual identity. To tough to consider in the politically correct culture? This admission might connect these deviant gay men to deviant pedophile behavior, and they claim there is No Connection. But when confronted with this possible fact, the gay community(politically correct media, pro-gay researchers, Oprah, Ellen, Rosie O'Donnell, hosts of The View, etc...) like to point out that most child molesters are heterosexual to distance themselves from any scrutiny …they’re ok connecting heterosexual males to deviant sexual behavior with children; but never homosexuals to deviant sexual behavior with children. The gay community also denies that sexual identity, one being gay could be a learned behavior…it’s genetic, it’s in the DNA they profess.
But is it? Let’s look at John Marshall and his many male victims, including myself. John has always stated that he’s gay, and anyone who knows him knows this is true. His victims were always young male children and now male, gay adults. When he molests a male child under the age of 10, and molests him into his adolescent years what does that do the child’s normal development, sexual development and identity? The child’s first sexual encounter, first physical and psychological arousal and pleasure are associated with a same sex experience. All the child knows is I was chosen by John, for a same sex experience… my body and mind responded and experienced intense pleasure. I trusted John, he befriended me and thinking he would not hurt me...psychologically I trusted the relationship initially. If John persuaded me to bring him the same pleasure, it might have caused me pleasure at the same time. Now my only knowledge and experience of sexual pleasure and my sexual development was same-sex, which by most definition is labeled as homosexual(gay) and often then self-questioned and interpreted by the child as gay behavior. Am I gay? well a gay man chose me, we had same sex sexual behavior, it felt good, maybe he saw something in me, maybe I’m gay, my friends will think I’m gay if they find out…and if the child’s misperception of sexual identity is not corrected in therapy it could and often does lead to self identification with the same sex. It’s called social learning theory…when a person observes or in this case receives pleasure for a behavior they are more likely to model, imitate, and adopt the behavior themselves. When children observe domestic violence, they often identify with the abuser, whom they love and become an abuser. Kids of drug addicts, or criminals who observe these behaviors in their parents and see their parents who idolize the behaviors, often imitate and then become drug addicts, in this same way.
Statistically, why do so many of female(and male) victims of child sexual abuse, usually by male perpetrators, later become prostitutes, or porn stars? Because they were used for their sexuality, they usually felt pleasure and observed the abuser receiving pleasure, and incorrectly internalized that all men just want sexual pleasure, what they have no other value; and they were used, and wanted.. not for who they are or their intrinsic value but the momentary pleasure they could bring to the perpetrator. They are replicating the molest with each act, feeling since they have nothing else to give but the impersonal act of sex with strangers.
And statistically, they found that 25% of male and female children are sexually molested sometime before age 18. If most molesters are male, then most of the male child victims are being molested by males. More male victims do not disclose, out of shame, and fear peers will identify them as gay…so they suffer silently struggling with sexual identity confusion issues, and many then continue the only sexual relationship they have ever known, and pursue gay relationships, or label themselves bi-sexual, which has become a fad in the high schools thanks to the pro-gay clubs(Gay Straight Alliance Networks) and pro-gay agenda on most campuses. These victims are not gays, born that way, their sexuality was not determined genetically…it was shaped, modeled and encouraged by their ongoing sexual abuse by the male pedophile. And this confusion only further engrained by the society and culture that now espouses the falsehood that if your gay, you were born that way and cannot change.
Thousands, or tens of thousands of these child male sex abuse victims by males pedophiles(gay and non-gay) who might chose to copy the gay lifestyle they were introduced into and are now imitating homosexual behavior are doing so according to social learning theory.
I went through this identity confusion; however, I never repeated the same sex behavior, have never been aroused by a man and got great counseling and have never doubted that I’m heterosexual, and have always been.
The good news is that the majority of the male victims that receive good counseling, understanding support and learn it was not their fault, that they were not made gay from the early sexual abuse and that any child would feel sexual pleasure from any person stimulating them will come out less traumatized and transition into heterosexuality. The others, could have been born gay, I guess…but I’ve never seen any conclusive research that has found the “gay gene”. It’s mostly research done to prove a point.
Other victims...keep coming forward and contact the Redondo Beach Police Department!