Don’t be offended.
Did you notice that I didn’t say ALL step fathers beat their children?
Look, I work with the juvenile justice system and the FACT is step fathers and mother’s boyfriends statistically have much higher rates of hitting, abusing or killing their step children.
I see the evidence ALL the time.
Amen I say, it’s a very good bet the boyfriend is a loser and more often than not that is who is banging the little girls and beating the boys.