“Succeeds in making its main pointthat females can be sexual abusers of children and that professionals must recognize this....Recommended. ”

—Issues in Child Abuse Accusations


“A valuable resource that summarizes our current knowledge of the subject...The book itself is easy to read, well balanced, and provides a personal view of the contributors of the issue of female perpetrators.”

—Journal of Family Violence


“An important and challenging work. Michele Elliott and her colleagues guide us through denial, stereotypes, and conventional misinformation to an unflinching examination of painful realities. Theoretical, research and clinical chapters help to forge a new understanding of the issues and set directions for further exploration. Many survivors, both male and female, will finally have their experiences validated. The powerfully moving survivors' stories will be vital tools for survivors in their healing and will aid therapists in understanding the complexities of recovery from sexual abuse by females.”

—Mike Lew, author of Victims No Longer: Men Recovering From Incest and Other Sexual Child Abuse


“Michele Elliott has done a splendid job compiling information from a variety of sources in regard to sexual abuse by female perpetrators. This is a valuable text which provides the reader with the current state of knowledge in regard to a dimension of sexual abuse which is becoming increasingly recognized.”

—A. Nicholas Groth, PhD, author of Men Who Rape