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The Lolita complex

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I have been a licensed psychotherapist since 1987 and since then have worked with both the victims of childhood physical, emotional, and sexual abuse and the perpetrators of these types of abuse.

In 1986, I first ran across this book. I was a graduate student and researching the affects of incest upon the victim and his/her family. The information on the card catalogue (remember the days before the computer?) indicated that the book was a scholarly work on the subject. The title raised a red flag. I recall skimming through the chapters and soon coming to the realization that the book was anything but scholarly. It did however give me some insight into the pedophile.

According to Trainer, a girl (aged 9 to 14 yrs) who "initiates" sex with an adult male is a "Lolita," a "seductress."

Trainer wrote that the book was meant, "To evaluate through the use of case histories, professional opinions, police records, transcripts, and interviews, the proposition that, as a youth-conscious society, we Americans may well be preparing the way for the spread of Lolitaism," or "man-child sexual relationships."

As stated the book contains "case histories;" stories of how different adult males and girls under 14 meet and end-up engaging in sex. The sex acts described are explicit.

I believe the book was written to appeal pedophiles, but promoted as a serious examination into pedophilia, you know...to fly under the radar. I am curious how and where this book was promoted.

Trainer, of "The Lolita Complex," who is this Trainer? Is Trainer a pseudonym or what?

By the way, I am also an instructor at a university in the state of Texas. Yesterday I was doing some research in the university's library. Can you guess the title of the book I found in the child abuse section? I hate to think of a victim of childhood sexual abuse trying to understand what happened to him/her then being re-traumatized by picking up this book.

I searched the net, this book is said to be a collector's item.