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Rapists and sexua/ assau/ters After being released in 1994, 4.0% of rapists with a prior arrest record for child molesting and 1 .3% of those without were arrested for child molest- ing. The same pattern -having a history of alleged child molesting was associated with a greater likelihood of arrest for child molesting -was found for sexual assaulters. Those with a prior arrest had a 6.9% rate; those without, 1.9%. Chi/d mo/esters and statutory rapists The 4,295 released child molesters fell into 2 categories: 1) 3,509 (81 .7% of the 4,295) whose criminal record prior to their 1994 release contained no more than 1 arrest for a sex offense against a child (this was the offense for which they were imprisoned); and 2) 786 (18.3%) whose record showed the arrest for their imprisonment offense plus at least one earlier arrest for a sex offense against a child (table 37). After release, 7.3% of the 786 and 2.4% of the 3,509 were rearrested for molesting another child, indicating that child molesters with multiple arrests for child molesting in their record posed a greater risk of repeating their crime than their counterparts. Similarly, the 443 statutory rapists consisted of - - 356 (80.4%) whose first arrest for a sex offense against a child was the arrest that resulted in their current imprisonment - 87 (19.6%) with more than 1 prior arrest for a sex offense against a child. The 87 were more likely to be rearrested for child molesting (6.9%) than the 356 (1.4%). Molester's and child's ages at time of imprisonment offense Chi/d mo/esters The released child molesters were all men who were arrested, convicted, and Table 37. Of child molesters and statutory rapists released from prison in 1994, percent rearrested for a sex crime against a child, by prior arrest for a sex crime against a child Child Statutory Arrest prior to '1994 release molesters rapists Percent rearrested for a sex crime against a child within 3 years 3.3 % 2.5 The arrest responsible for their being in prison in '1994 was Their first arrest for a sex crime against a child 2.4 1.4 No[ their first arrest for a sex crime against a child 7.3 6.9 Percent of released prisoners '100 % '100% The arrest responsible for their being in prison in ? 994 was -' Their first arrest for a sex crime against a child 81 .7 80.4 Not their first arrest for a sex crime against a child ? 8.3 '19.6 Total released 4,295 443 Note: The 4,295 child molesters were released in 15 States; the 443 statutory rapists in 11 States. Because of overlapping definitions, all statutory rapists also appear under the column "child molesters." 'By definition, all sex offenders had at least ? arrest prior to their release the arrest responsible for their being in prison in ? 994. "First arrest for a sex crime against a child" pertains exclusively to those released prisoners whose first arrest was responsible for their being in prison in '1994. Table 38. Among child molesters released from prison in 1994, the molester's age when he committed the crime that resulted in his imprisonment, the child's age, and percent rearrested for a sex crime against a child Percent of released child molesters Percent rearrested for a sex crime Age characteristic of total against a child within 3 years Child molester's age when he committed the sex crime for which imprisoned- 'I 5-24 ? 9.7% 4. t 25-29 '17.4 3.1 30-34 '18.7 3.3 35-39 '16.3 1 .2 40-44 11.5 2.8 45 or older ? 6.4 3.0 Age of child he was imprisoned for molesting° ? 3 or younger 60.3 % 2.8 14-15 30.5 3.7 16-17 9.2 1.2 How much older he was than the child he was imprisoned for molesting Up to 5 years older 3.9 % 4.9' 5 to 9 years older ? 3.6 3.6 1 O to 19 years older 34.1 3.2 20 or more years older 48.4 2.5 Total first releases 3,'104 3,104 Note: The 3,104 child molesters were released in 13 States. Figures are based on first releases only, those offenders leaving prison for the first time since beginning their sentence. First releases exclude those who left prison in '1994 but who had previously been released under the same sentence and had returned to prison for violating the conditions of release. Data identifying the child molester's age were reported for '100% of the released child molesters. Data identifying the approximate age of the child were reported for 88.'1 %. aThe molester's age at the time of the crime for which imprisoned was estimated by subtracting 6 months (the approximate average time from arrest to sentencing) from his age at admission. °The approximate age of the child "he was imprisoned for molesting" was usually obtained from the State statute the molester was convicted of violating. `Percentage based on 1 O or fewer cases. 32 Recidivism of Sex Offenders Re/eased from Prison in 1994 5OA-81