On the Wickedness of Children CAUTION: some readers, especially survivors of sexual abuse, may find Gardner's remarks deeply disturbing. Indeed, we all should.

Calls children “wicked” and writes “what is striking is the degree of sadism that many of these children may exhibit.  In many of these cases I have been impressed by what I consider to be the innate cruelty of these children.”
RICHARD A. GARDNER, TRUE AND FALSE ALLEGATIONS OF CHILD SEX ABUSE 119-20 (1992).
“Well-publicized cases of sexual abuse often involve children giving testimony in which they provide the details of their alleged sexual abuses.  These testimonials can also be viewed by children on television – engendering a certain amount of envy for the widespread attention and notoriety that these children enjoy.”
RICHARD A. GARDNER, THE PARENTAL ALIENATION SYNDROME AND THE DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN FABRICATED AND GENUINE CHILD SEX ABUSE  101-102 (1987)
Many [children who fabricate] obtain morbid gratification from the attention that they enjoy, attention they may never have received before.  Some of these children are envious of youngsters whose testimonies have been shown on television.”
RICHARD A. GARDNER, THE PARENTAL ALIENATION SYNDROME AND THE DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN FABRICATED AND GENUINE CHILD SEX ABUSE  109-110 (1987).
 “There may be even a morbid or sadistic gratification in the telling of the story.”
RICHARD A. GARDNER, THE PARENTAL ALIENATION SYNDROME AND THE DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN FABRICATED AND GENUINE CHILD SEX ABUSE  113 (1987).
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