Predator Panic Vs. Parental Abuse & Neglect

"News stories invariably exaggerate the true extent of sexual predation on the Internet; the magnitude of the danger to children, and the likelihood that sexual predators will strike," according to this piece in the journal Skeptical Inquiry (Predator Panic). "The tragic irony is that the panic over sex offenders distracts the public from the real danger, a far greater threat to children than sexual predators: parental abuse and neglect."