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How to Identify Child Predators

They may not be what you think. Knowing what to look for can help you safeguard children.

7 Things You Need to Know About Child Predators

1. Predators are weak people who crave empowerment.

They’re usually compensating for an early childhood wound, abuse, or insecurity by making others pay for their misery.

Preying on the vulnerable gives them the sensation of power.

Like all quick fixes, the satisfaction quickly fades and they have the insatiable desire to repeat the offense.

Many pedophiles were sexually abused as a child. Some will claim that the age in which they were abused is the age that they are attracted to as adults. For example, if they were sexually abused at seven years old, the trauma of the abuse has hindered brain development and growth. Thus resulting in the attraction to a seven year old, even though they are twenty or forty years old. 

This does not excuse their behaviors or atrocious acts of child rape and exploitation. This provides some insight into their underdeveloped brains and frontal lobes. Our frontal lobes are not fully developed until we reach the age of twenty five/twenty six years old. Traumatic experiences in childhood can permanently affect the way the frontal lobe develops.

2. Predators will put themselves in positions of trust to gain unsupervised access to the child.

They often seem ordinary, friendly, helpful, and even professional. Since they don’t fit the perceived stereotype, it’s easy for people to ignore red flags.

This could be a relative, family friend, neighbor, teacher, coach, or religious leader.

3. The predator likely knows the child, is a relative, or family friend.

“Nearly all child sexual abuse is committed by people known to children and families, including: family members such as parents, stepparents, siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins; and people in a family’s circle of trust such as friends, neighbors, teachers, or coaches.

More than 90% of juvenile sexual abuse victims know their perpetrator in some way.”

- Vermont Department for Children and Families

4. Predators will convince the child it’s a game, all in fun, or their special secret.

Children usually don’t know they’re being abused. 

If you haven’t taught them what to watch out for, they likely don’t know what abuse is.

Pedophiles use a process called “grooming” to ease the child into submission. This may involve gifts or treats, acts of kindness, or special treatment that the child may enjoy.

5. Predators will use coercion tactics.

Threats, violence, and further abuse can frighten the child and keep them compliant. Predators often threaten to harm the child and their family if the child tells anyone.

They can also use shame to make the child feel at fault, naughty, dirty, or worthless. 

6. The average child sexual predator is religious.

90% of predators described themselves as “religious” in The Abel Harlow Child Molestation Prevention Study. Predators often target religious communities because they find them to be more vulnerable and trusting. 

“There are studies that demonstrate that the faith community is even more vulnerable to abuse than secular environments… Other studies have found that sexual abusers within faith communities have more victims and younger victims. This disturbing truth is perhaps best illustrated by the words of a convicted child molester who told Dr. Salter, ‘I considered church people easy to fool…they have a trust that comes from being Christians. They tend to be better folks all around and seem to want to believe in the good that exists in people.'”

- Former child abuse chief prosecutor Boz Tchividjian

7. Child predators abuse an average of 70 victims.

Not instances of abuse. Victims.

"Every child predator we arrest and take off the street and put them in a box to rape no more prevents the rape of who knows how many children. Potentially hundreds."⁣⁣⁣
- Craig "Sawman" Sawyer, founder⁣

HOW CAN PREDATORS GAIN ACCESS TO CHILDREN?

  • Offers to babysit desperate parents who need to work. They are always there with no questions asked. They are great with kids – all kids love them. 
  • They become a foster parent or target single parents (mainly mothers) and gain their friendship and trust. 
  • Follows the single parent in the store with their children. Shows up at playgrounds, malls, parks and places where children frequent.
  • The parents or family members are the ones selling their children. 
  • Social media. No social media platform or app is safeguarded from predators. There are many loopholes. It is important to monitor your children's devices. It can go from online harassment and stalking to your child being physically taken away from you and sold into the child sex slave industry. Read these internet safety tips and tools.


Be wary of those who put themselves in trusted positions of power with direct access to your children. 


Be wary of those who are always there for you in times of vulnerability and difficulty. 


Predators are con-artists. They are always “perfect.” They are so good at what they do, it is hard to tell them apart from those that are genuine and good. 


They are someone you think you can trust. A confidant.


They are always there for you when you are in a bind. Someone that helps financially.

How Predators Gain Access

Watch the replay of our live Q&A detailing the main ways child predators target children, and how you can prevent your child from being an easy target.

Know The Enemy

Based on federal court documents involving the rape of at least 7 children.


The information in this video is highly disturbing and contains graphic information.

Viewer discretion is advised.

COMMON SEX TRAFFICKING PRACTICES AND FORMS OF RECRUITMENT

  • Online ads and false advertisements targeting victims for work, a better life.  
  • Friends, family members are the traffickers. 
  • Promises of wealth and becoming rich from boyfriends/girlfriends or friends.
  • “Talent agencies” looking for models.
  • Social media, video chats. 
  • Current victims recruiting new victims (school recruitment, foster homes).
  • Gang related. Traffickers, gangs and pimps target vulnerable children. Runaways. Children in and out the system with no stable environment to return to. No one who will report them missing. Children from broken homes. Victims of sexual and physical abuse. They know that they can be easily manipulated into thinking that they will have a better life.

COMMON PLACES WHERE TRAFFICKERS WILL RECRUIT AND EXPLOIT CHILDREN

  • Hotels, Motels
  • Group homes, homeless shelters
  • Homes
  • Schools
  • Malls, Shopping Centers
  • House parties
  • Internet and social media
  • Phone / Text Messages 
  • Truck Stops / Rest Areas 
  • Streets, Train Tracks, Parking Lots
  • Bus Stops, Airports, Train Stations
  • Major events such as the Superbowl
  • Restaurants, Cantinas, Bars, Strip Clubs
  • Massage Parlors 

Follow these steps to report a child predator:

How to Report Child Abuse & Trafficking

More Educational Resources

What is Child Trafficking?

How to Identify & Report a Victim

What is Child Trafficking?

What is Grooming?

How to Identify & Report a Victim

What is Child Trafficking?

How to Identify & Report a Victim

How to Identify & Report a Victim

How to Identify & Report a Victim

How to Safeguard Children

How to Report Child Predators

How to Identify & Report a Victim

How to Report Child Predators

How to Report Child Predators

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