on analysis in1984about the rates of rape as they relate to pornographic magazines. The eight pornographicmagazines with the highest circulation are Playboy, Penthouse, Chic, Forum, Gallery,Genesis, Oui and Hustler. A highly significant correlation was found between thereported rape rates and the readership of pornographic materials. According to thefindings, a ratio of +64% was found in men who read pornographic material that thosewho had little or no exposure. However, out of this survey came more shocking results. The levels of rape were higher in regions that had few or no laws governing the sales anddistribution of pornographic material. This is evidence that legal intervention may bedirectly related to rape in an area or city. Since 64% more men who read or watchpornographic material would entertain rape then making pornography hard to come bywould certainly reduce the rate of rape.In another study, Michelle Goldstein and Harold Kant found that incarceratedrapists had been exposed to extremely hard-core pornography at an earlier age than malespresumed to be non-rapists. Nearly 30% of convicted sex offenders experiencedhard-core pornography before adolescence (11 years-old), while only 2% of non-rapistswere exposed to porn at such an early age. Another 34% of convicted sex offenders wereexposed to pornography before the age of 15, while non-rapists showed only 7% hadbeen exposed that early age. The most startling fact is that 90% of convicted sexualassaulters, encompassing rape, forced sodomy, sexual attacks and other felonious sexualacts, were frequent users of hard-core pornography. Unfortunately, another 4% had usedit sometimes and the remaining percentage refused to classify their usage. The rate ofnon-rapist porn use was 12% used sometimes and 6% used pornography often. Due tothis study, we can draw the conclusion that a male exposed to pornography early andfrequently is much more likely to commit a sexual offense ...
