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[[File:Lloydmartin2.png|thumb|Lloyd Martin later on in life]] | [[File:Lloydmartin2.png|thumb|Lloyd Martin later on in life]] | ||
'''Lloyd Hartley Martin''' (Dec. 19, 1942 - May 27, 2021)<ref name="Obit">[https://www.polkio.com/obituaries/lloyd-hartley-martin/article_9fea3392-ce17-11eb-bfe0-abcab46816f9.html Polkio: Lloyd Hartley Martin (Obit)]</ref> was an Arkansas-born California Police Detective who was a highly sought-after authority on [[Child Sexual Abuse]] during the American [[Moral panic|pornography panics]] of the 1980s. Like other [[Moral Enterprise|moral entrepreneurs]] such as [[Judianne Densen-Gerber]] he went on to face discredit, following outspoken comments made against public institutions such as the Boy Scouts, and what appeared to be attempts to abuse his office. | '''Lloyd Hartley Martin''' (Dec. 19, 1942 - May 27, 2021)<ref name="Obit">[https://www.polkio.com/obituaries/lloyd-hartley-martin/article_9fea3392-ce17-11eb-bfe0-abcab46816f9.html Polkio: Lloyd Hartley Martin (Obit)]</ref> was an Arkansas-born California Police Detective who was a highly sought-after authority on [[Child Sexual Abuse]] during the American [[Moral panic|pornography panics]] of the 1980s. Like other [[Moral Enterprise|moral entrepreneurs]] such as [[Judianne Densen-Gerber]] he went on to face discredit, following outspoken comments made against public institutions such as the Boy Scouts,<ref name="Obit" /> and what appeared to be attempts to abuse his office. | ||
He is the source of the often-circulated CSA [[List of conflicting statements by victimologists|"absurdism"]] ''"once a pedophile gets his grip on your son or daughter, you and I as parents cannot compete"''. | He is the source of the often-circulated CSA [[List of conflicting statements by victimologists|"absurdism"]] ''"once a pedophile gets his grip on your son or daughter, you and I as parents cannot compete"''. His occasional coauthor was Jill Haddad.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books/about/What_If_I_Say_No.html?id=sArnPAAACAAJ What If . . . I Say No - Haddad and Martin]</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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In the late-70s and 80s, he became a "go-to expert" in the field of sexual exploitation of children, being interviewed by ''60 Minutes'' for his work. Martin's uncompromising pursuit of "sexual predators" brought him prominence but also sparked controversy after he publicly criticized several organizations for what he said were inadequate efforts to screen the adults allowed to work with children. After political pressure from these organizations led to him being reassigned within the LAPD, he negotiated a retirement from the department in 1984.<ref name="Obit" /> | In the late-70s and 80s, he became a "go-to expert" in the field of sexual exploitation of children, being interviewed by ''60 Minutes'' for his work. Martin's uncompromising pursuit of "sexual predators" brought him prominence but also sparked controversy after he publicly criticized several organizations for what he said were inadequate efforts to screen the adults allowed to work with children. After political pressure from these organizations led to him being reassigned within the LAPD, he negotiated a retirement from the department in 1984.<ref name="Obit" /> | ||
[[File:Lloydmartin.jpg|thumb| | [[File:Lloydmartin.jpg|thumb|<small>Martin is often recalled for his almost singular and unwavering focus on [[Child Pornography|erotica]] involving boys - exemplified by the [[List of MAP-related magazines|titles]] in this image. Said to be abrupt in person, his passionate defense of boyhood innocence purportedly emanated from a genuine love of children. A follower of [[Wikipedia:Little League Baseball|Little League Baseball]], Martin was also said to be a lover of animals</small><ref name="Obit" />]] | ||
==Martin and the abuse "pipeline" or "slippery slope" myth== | ==Martin and the abuse "pipeline" or "slippery slope" myth== | ||
Martin was a firm believer in the theory that minors who were (as he put it) "seduced", would go on to commit indecent acts themselves. This is also known as the [[Research: Offender characteristics|"abused-abuser"]] relationship: | Martin was a firm believer in the outdated theory that minors who were (as he put it) "seduced", would go on to commit indecent acts themselves. This is also known as the [[Research: Offender characteristics|"abused-abuser"]] relationship: | ||
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''Detective Lloyd H. Martin, of the Sexually Exploited Child Unit of the Los Angeles Police Department said "When a child has been coerced or seduced into giving his only true possession - his body - he loses his self respect and his morality. If he doesn't care about himself, how can he care about somebody else? Such a child could be destroyed psychologically and may never be a productive member of our society". Sgt. Martin has also observed that "..the sexually exploited child of today has a good possibility of becoming the hardcore criminal of tomorrow."''<ref>[https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED219711.pdf HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON JUVENILE JUSTICE OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY UNITED STATES SENATE] (Nov, 1981)</ref> | ''Detective Lloyd H. Martin, of the Sexually Exploited Child Unit of the Los Angeles Police Department said "When a child has been coerced or seduced into giving his only true possession - his body - he loses his self respect and his morality. If he doesn't care about himself, how can he care about somebody else? Such a child could be destroyed psychologically and may never be a productive member of our society". Sgt. Martin has also observed that "..the sexually exploited child of today has a good possibility of becoming the hardcore criminal of tomorrow."''<ref>[https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED219711.pdf HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON JUVENILE JUSTICE OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY UNITED STATES SENATE] (Nov, 1981)</ref> | ||
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According to gay author, [[John Mitzel]], Martin used an unusual device to get his points across at a 1980s "celebratory banquet/wing-ding party" of self-appointed CSA experts at the Boston University School of Nursing. He would, according to Mitzel, repeatedly exclaim ''"I, Lloyd Martin, am a paedophile and here is how I operate..."''. Mitzel, taking notes, also described Martin as ''"semi-literate"'' and ''"deeply sick and opportunistic in the manner of a self-made promoter"''.<ref>[https://www.boywiki.org/en/Ann_Wolbert_Burgess BoyWiki: Ann W. Burgess Banquet]</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 13:36, 3 July 2023
Lloyd Hartley Martin (Dec. 19, 1942 - May 27, 2021)[1] was an Arkansas-born California Police Detective who was a highly sought-after authority on Child Sexual Abuse during the American pornography panics of the 1980s. Like other moral entrepreneurs such as Judianne Densen-Gerber he went on to face discredit, following outspoken comments made against public institutions such as the Boy Scouts,[1] and what appeared to be attempts to abuse his office.
He is the source of the often-circulated CSA "absurdism" "once a pedophile gets his grip on your son or daughter, you and I as parents cannot compete". His occasional coauthor was Jill Haddad.[2]
History
Martin joined the Los Angeles Police Department in 1965. In 1976, he helped establish the department’s – and nation’s – first Sexual Exploitation Unit of the Juvenile Division.[1]
In the late-70s and 80s, he became a "go-to expert" in the field of sexual exploitation of children, being interviewed by 60 Minutes for his work. Martin's uncompromising pursuit of "sexual predators" brought him prominence but also sparked controversy after he publicly criticized several organizations for what he said were inadequate efforts to screen the adults allowed to work with children. After political pressure from these organizations led to him being reassigned within the LAPD, he negotiated a retirement from the department in 1984.[1]
Martin and the abuse "pipeline" or "slippery slope" myth
Martin was a firm believer in the outdated theory that minors who were (as he put it) "seduced", would go on to commit indecent acts themselves. This is also known as the "abused-abuser" relationship:
Detective Lloyd H. Martin, of the Sexually Exploited Child Unit of the Los Angeles Police Department said "When a child has been coerced or seduced into giving his only true possession - his body - he loses his self respect and his morality. If he doesn't care about himself, how can he care about somebody else? Such a child could be destroyed psychologically and may never be a productive member of our society". Sgt. Martin has also observed that "..the sexually exploited child of today has a good possibility of becoming the hardcore criminal of tomorrow."[3]
According to gay author, John Mitzel, Martin used an unusual device to get his points across at a 1980s "celebratory banquet/wing-ding party" of self-appointed CSA experts at the Boston University School of Nursing. He would, according to Mitzel, repeatedly exclaim "I, Lloyd Martin, am a paedophile and here is how I operate...". Mitzel, taking notes, also described Martin as "semi-literate" and "deeply sick and opportunistic in the manner of a self-made promoter".[4]