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Characteristic Female Offenders (N = 532) Age at earliest offense(s) leading to first conviction, median (interquartile range) 28.5 (23.0–35.0) Race, n (%) White 471 (88.7) Black 57 (10.7) Other 3 (0.6) Tier,a n (%) I 54 (10.2) II 37 (7.0) III 441 (82.9) Counts, n (%) One 332 (60.5) Multiple 210 (39.5) Offender category, n (%) Pornography only 26 (5.0) Contact only 469 (89.5) Contact and Pornography (mixed offenders) 10 (1.9) Prostitution only 9 (1.7) Trafficking only 9 (1.7) ↵a Sex offenders are classified according to a three-tier system depending on their offenses, as detailed in Missouri Statute 589.414. As of August 28, 2018, Tier I offenders are required to register for 15 years, Tier II offenders for 25 years and Tier III offenders for their lifetime.
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Sample Size (Percent) of Contact-Only Offenders' Victims, by Age, Category, and Sex
Victims Female Male Female and Male Total Prepubescent 77 (16.4%) 93 (19.8%) 7 (1.5%) 177 (37.7%) Pubescent 40 (8.5%) 193 (41.2%) 3 (0.6%) 24 (50.3%) Prepubescent and pubescent 6 (1.3%) 10 (2.1%) 1 (0.2%) 17 (3.6%) Adult 9 (1.9%) 24 (5.1%) — 33 (7.0%) Adult and prepubescent 1 (0.2%) 1 (0.2%) 1 (0.2%) 3 (0.6%) Adult and pubescent — 1 (0.2%) 1 (0.2%) 2 (0.4%) Adult, prepubescent, and pubescent 1 (0.2%) — — 1 (0.2%) Total 134 (28.6%) 322 (68.7%) 13 (2.8%) 469 (100.0%) Note. Prepubescent: age < 14 years; Pubescent: age ranges between 14 and 16 years; Adult: age > 16 years.
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Sample Size (Percent) of Pornography-Only Offenders' Victims, by Age, Category, and Sex
Victims Female Male Female and Male Total Prepubescent 3 (11.5%) 1 (3.9%) — 4 (15.4%) Pubescent 7 (26.9%) — 1 (3.9%) 8 (30.8%) Prepubescent and pubescent 2 (7.7%) 2 (7.7%) 10 (38.5%) 14 (53.9%) Total 12 (46.2%) 3 (11.5%) 11 (42.3%) 26 (100.0%) Note. Prepubescent: age < 14 years; Pubescent: age ranges between 14 and 17 years.
