Over a 5-year period, of 461 Connecticut cases of sexual abuse of adults with mental retardation, 37% were confirmed. Most of the victims (72%) were women, and most of the perpetrators (88%) were men who included other adults with mental retardation, paid staff, family members, and others. In 92% of cases, the victim knew the abuser. (Author/DB)

This rebuttal to Goldberg's criticism (EC 609 744) concerning Herzog and Money's 1993 paper on Klinefelter Syndrome supports the use of Depo-Provera as an adjunct to counseling in cases of pedophilia in men with Klinefelter's Syndrome. (DB)

A man with mental retardation, in detention for five years because of sex offenses with preadolescent boys, was not only diagnosed as having Klinefelter syndrome when a social worker read suspected the possibility and arranged for a chromosome test. The importance of a complete medical work-up is emphasized in such cases. (JDD)

A relatively nonintrusive, group-based therapy system, involving coordination of multiple service agencies, was developed for sex offenders with intelligence quotients from 55 to 85. Fifteen adult males who underwent this treatment barely attained objectives on Goal Attainment Scaling, 6 recidified, and 2 were rearrested. (JDD)

Characteristics that make individuals with mental retardation more vulnerable to family violence are discussed in the areas of child, adult, and sexual abuse. Common psychological effects of this trauma are then explored followed by implications for practice. A case study of a female with mental retardation is presented. (Contains references.)…