"few hours into the event, after a few beers, Peter went inside to use the bathroom, located on the first floor of his colleague’s home.  On his way to the bathroom he passed the bedroom of his colleague’s 8-year-old daughter, Sarah...."

Went to the bathroom, and passed Sarah's room on route to the toilet. Stopped to see her and play with toys. There was no one around so took advantage of the opportunity to touch her genitals.

Peter was bullied, and physically assaulted and would get into altercations with peers regarding discussions about his mother was working as a prostitute

never married

intimate relationships are challenging

Emotional attachment = No secure relationship with mother. No father figures. Large intake of partner for mother.

Emotional loneliness

Child as surrogate partner = being able to spend time and interact with child. Making her believe this is an adult interaction and dismissing how the act is.

Insecure attachment = with mother but also with pears (bullying) found not only intimate relationships challenging but making friend too.

Due to being beaten and bullied = hard to open up fearing people will reject or punish him has lead to him being fearfully detached

1. Sexual arousal – viewing child pornography

2. Emotional congruency – struggles to build intimate relationships with adults (probably due to bullying and shyness, poor social skills as a result), therefore, it is easier for him to build relationships with a child

3. Blockage – might have a fear of females, because he found his girlfriend online. Finds relationships with females challenging, have never been married, therefore, unable to meet sexual needs in an appropriate way. Developmental blockage – experienced and witnessed abuse

1. Alcohol – he was drinking before the offence, less worried about controlling himself

2. Distorted beliefs – absence of appropriate role models in childhood

Intoxication - Drinking beer at BBQ

Strong negative effect - Finds intimate relationships 'challenging' and currently present with 52-year-old online date

Potential Victim - Colleague daughter upstairs playing unsupervised.

1. Opportunistic behaviour – he did not plan the offence, was just going to the bathroom and saw the child alone

1. Gradual desensitisation – started to play with her normally (grooming first)

Also, discuss his childhood and help him understand what he witnessed is not normal for relationships

Buys a relationship online (Mother would sell her "relationship") OR (only good at online skills computing qualification could help with this)

• 'Challenging', non-rewarding, not experienced positively. Finds intimate relationships with adults challenging.

• Dissatisfaction with marital/relationship situation

• Lack of involvement in organised / pro-social leisure activities

• Could make better use of time

• No evidence of criminal acquaintances, but:

• Isolation from pro-social supports - a social isolate.

• Few anti-criminal friends.

• Individual work to discuss and improve Peter's connections with adults. Develop pro-social leisure activities with aim of enhancing his social and intimacy skills.