Originally Posted by Ustwo

But it becomes a chicken and the egg question.

Did the screwed up childhood lead them to become a sex offender, or are they from people who are inherently screwed up at a genetic level?

Plus while things like sexual abuse can be clear cut, thing like 'emotional abuse' get a bit hard to quantify.

Also based on 3/4ths of the TFP family posts I see 'dysfunctional' seems like some sort of universal feeling.