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Sandra Cantu Case: Accused Female Molesters Rare, Often Accomplices

Police accusations this week that the woman charged with the murder of Sandra Cantu penetrated the Tracy, Calif., 8-year-old with a "foreign object" sent psychological chills up the spine of Americans. The arrest of Melissa Huckaby, a 28-year-old mother and Sunday school teacher, on charges of kidnapping, rape and murder also sent up red flags for criminologists. Women are rarely sexual predators -- only about 5 percent to 15 percent, according to experts -- and when they do molest children,...Full Story
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