Ask Dr. Helen: Should Men Be Kicked Out of the Church Nursery?
It’s too simplistic to say that women are sexual predators of children, just as men are. While harming a child of whatever age is indefensible, there is a world of difference between, say, a 12-year-old and a three-year-old. How many women sexual offenders have you ever heard of who went after babies and pre-schoolers? It’s like suggesting that 60-year-old women can rob convenience stores, just like young men — sure they could, but it’s not likely, so let’s not pretend that there isn’t a difference between men and women where pathology of this sort is concerned. Remember the hysteria of the ritual abuse day care cases of the early 1990s? I know of two women still in prison who were accused of molesting pre-schoolers during that period: Nancy Smith of Ohio, and Fran Keller of Texas. They were convicted of crimes that never happened and are doomed to spend decades behind bars unless they get help.
