Experiences of Non-offending Family Members
Learn more by reviewing Elaine Kavanagh’s thesis, “An Investigation of the Lived Experiences of Non-offending Family Members of Men Who Download Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM).”
Impact of CSAM on Non-offending Family Members
The impacts of CSAM offending on non-offending family members can be categorized as: 1) Disenfranchised Grief; 2) Ambiguous Loss; 3) Ontological Assault; 4) Contamination by Causal Responsibility; 5) Wall of Silence; 6) No-Win Situation, and 7) Burden of Responsibility.