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==Views about pedophilia== | ==Views about pedophilia== | ||
While he did not defend pedophilia ''per se'', Ingram | While he did not defend pedophilia ''per se'', Ingram believed, on the basis of his experience and empirical studies, that children could benefit from the physical affection often shown in these relationships. He also believed that if and when they came to light, the processes of investigation and interrogation could often be more damaging to the child than the sexual contact itself. | ||
==Involvement in PIE controversy== | |||
1977 was the year that the British public became aware of PIE through several reports in national papers. While these were mostly hostile, a few were more balanced and these included discussions of the views of Michael Ingram as briefly outlined above. In September of that year, PIE held a public meeting at Conway Hall, London. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 15:10, 5 July 2009
Michael Ingram, a Catholic priest and child psychologist, carried out an important study of a sample of 92 sexual contacts between men and boys.[1] He was also briefly embroiled in controversies involving PIE in 1977.
Views about pedophilia
While he did not defend pedophilia per se, Ingram believed, on the basis of his experience and empirical studies, that children could benefit from the physical affection often shown in these relationships. He also believed that if and when they came to light, the processes of investigation and interrogation could often be more damaging to the child than the sexual contact itself.
Involvement in PIE controversy
1977 was the year that the British public became aware of PIE through several reports in national papers. While these were mostly hostile, a few were more balanced and these included discussions of the views of Michael Ingram as briefly outlined above. In September of that year, PIE held a public meeting at Conway Hall, London.
References
- ↑ M. Ingram, A study of 92 cases of sexual contact between adult and child', British Journal of Sexual Medicine, Vol 6, No.44,January 1979, p, 22f(Part 1), and Vol 6, No.45, February 1979, p. 24f (Part 2).