Which of the following is true of females as sex offenders?

A. Societal stereotypes persist that only women are abusers.
B. Sexual abuse that females commit is limited to illegal sexual contact between female high school teachers and their male students.
C. Until recently, females as perpetrators of sex offenses have been largely ignored.
D. They are likely to have difficulties in intimate relationships or an absence of intimate relationships
E. There is hardly any history of childhood maltreatment or sexual victimization.


Answer: D

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