SEX OFFENDER PROFILES: (Westerfield and the van Dam case!)

Preferential Child Molesters have a definite sexual preference for children. Their sexual fantasies and erotic imagery focus on children. They have sex with children not because of some situational stress or insecurity but because they are sexually attracted to and prefer children. If this individual does not act on his urges, then he is not a child molester.

Situational Child Molesters do not have a true sexual preference for children, but engage in sex with children for varied and complex reasons. This type of molester may engage in sex with a child, ranging from a once-in-a-lifetime act to a long-term pattern of behavior. The more long-term the behavior is, the more difficult it is to distinguish from a preferential molester. Members of lower socioeconomic groups tend to be over represented among situational child molesters.

An area of increasing attention is that of adolescent offenders. This type of offender can fit the characteristics of the preferential or situational child molester. Adolescent (or younger) offenders should always be viewed as past or current victims of sexual abuse. This may include psychological sexual abuse, inappropriate exposure to sexually explicit materials, and/or the repeated or inappropriate witnessing of adult sexual activity.

Answer: No.

A pedophile is an individual who prefers to have sex with children. A person who prefers to have sex with an adult partner may, for any number of reasons, decide to have sex with a child. Such reasons may include simple availability, curiosity, or a desire to hurt a loved one of a molested child. The sexual fantasies of these individuals do not necessarily focus on children.

Answer:

Abuse occurs in a wide range of situations and settings. For long-term abusers, often, the child molester will “court” the child with attention, affection, and gifts. Just as one adult courts another during a dating process, the pedophile seduces children over a period of time by gradually lowering their sexual inhibitions. Sometimes the molester will tickle, wrestle, or hug the child in the presence of others first, adding legitimacy to the activity that will occur later in private. Often a child feels guilty or ashamed of the abuse. Children may feel that a short amount of uncomfortable feeling is worth the amount of attention and affection and perceived care they receive from the molester.

Excerpted from Child Molesters: A Behavioral Analysis by Kenneth V. Lanning.

Westerfield does not fit into any of the groups listed above, at least certainly not in the "classic" sense.

* DW has no history of sex offenses and displays none of the traits of the serial or preferential child molester. The serial child molester will molest again and again until they are caught. The preferential child molester has a long pattern of preferring sex with children and is fixated on the child as sex object.

* DW has no history of going to extraordinary lengths to befriend, seduce or associate with children, as a pedophile would do. No family members or other victims have disclosed any abuse in the past. He is not child-like nor does he prefer the company of children.

* DW does not fit the composite profile of a sociopath, who characteristically have histories of adjustment problems and character disorders. Sociopath's tend to victimize friends and family over long periods and may never resort to criminal acts.

* DW does not fit the composite profile of a psychopath, who characteristically have long-standing problems in relationships; whose defining traits are manipulation of friends and family, compulsive lying, and shallow emotions with no conscience.

Actually....how would Damon do when analyzed by the same criteria.....just wondering.....

Kim, Pierce did not tear out the note, he was shown the note and apparently the PD did not know about it or the journal...why did Mrs VD show him the note? ..From the Capitol Grill, page 9 scroll halfway down:

Capitol Grill posted 03-09-2002 06:27 PM

Watson:: Here are two posts with the name Douglas Pierce and his e-mail: "Douglas Pierce

Posted on Friday, March 08, 2002 - 07:59 pm: del | move | ban Hello People:

We are very close to the TRUTH. this in fact maybe my final words on the case.

Before any of you become "hateful", please understand in no way have I profited from standing up and telling the truth.

I will always remain Danielles advocate in life or death. Sadly, I knew she was already gone when I left that "HOME", Wed 02-06-02, 4:05 pm pst.

Douglas Pierce "They know •••• well she's not coming home".

Douglas Pierce

Posted on Friday, March 08, 2002 - 08:49 pm: del | move | ban Yes it is me.

The "Daddy note" 4x6" was torn from her diary in master bedroom in "his" nightstand, mother offered it to me. mother stated this is something she just wrote to her dad...

i did not ask to see her room. it was the idea of mother. the other parent offered no HELP..

the diary was still onsite in her room. police did not know of either. i told the police that same day.

Pierce again

Danielle’s Death
Child abductions do not, for the most part, occur at random.

By Rabbi Daniel Lapin, president of Toward Tradition, a Seattle-based national pro-family coalition of Jews and Christians.
March 12, 2002 8:50 a.m.

A little girl is dead, left under a clump of oak trees in the backcountry east of San Diego. Many have seen her murder as a warning, applicable equally to all mothers and fathers, that child abduction occurs by random chance.

On March 1, a day after the body of Danielle Van Dam was identified, the San Diego Union-Tribune published a heart-rending account of parents and school counselors trying to explain to children how it could happen that seven-year-old Danielle was kidnapped and killed. "Mommy," a boy was quoted as saying, "I don't want anyone to steal me." Counselors advised parents "to listen to their children's fears and acknowledge them."

The unstated assumption of much of the press coverage of the tragedy has been just this: Children are afraid, counselors and parents are stumbling to find something comforting to say, for what happened to Danielle could as easily happen to any of our children. Since the grim discovery was made, the nation has absorbed the message that Danielle's death was an event without explanation or reason.

Or was it?

On the morning of February 2, Danielle was found to be missing from her bed. The man who has been arrested for her murder is 50-year-old David Westerfield. Reportedly a child-porn enthusiast, he is a neighbor of Danielle's parents, Damon and Brenda van Dam. That night, says the accused kidnapper, he and Mrs. Van Dam had been dancing at a local bar. Mrs. Van Dam denies dancing with Westerfield, but she does admit being out till 2 A.M. without her husband. Nor do the Van Dams deny the stories reported in Newsweek, stories that say they are active "swingers" with a taste for wife swapping. The Van Dams say their lifestyle has "nothing to do" with Danielle's abduction.

Let us be clear. This horrible death can be blamed only on the man who kidnapped Danielle. But if the Van Dams are indeed "swingers," if Mrs. Van Dam was carousing without her husband until rather late, then these parents — who deserve our sympathy no matter what their follies and vices may be — will have something in common with the parents of many other abducted children, beyond the bare fact that they have lost a child. For these terrible events do not, for the most part, occur at random.

The National Institute for Missing and Exploited Children supplies the figures. In 1997, 24 percent of abducted children were abducted by strangers. About half, 49 percent, were kidnapped by family members, typically a divorced parent. Another 27 percent were kidnapped by an acquaintance. In other words, 73 percent of abducted children suffered that fate due in part to lifestyle choices their parents made: the choice to divorce, or to befriend sleazy characters. When the media, by ignoring these data, give the impression that child kidnapping could happen to any family, the wholesome no less than the unwholesome, we are once again being grievously misled.

This same notion — that a certain kind of misfortune, in choosing victims, makes no distinction between wholesome and unwholesome — animated the AIDS scare of the late 1980s. Back then, the media and AIDS activists asserted that the disease was about to erupt among the population of heterosexuals who are not abusers of intravenous drugs. It never did. AIDS, it's now acknowledged, is a killer with a marked preference for people who engage in particular activities: anal sex and needle sharing.

It does occasionally happen that an unknown drifter will invade the life of an upstanding family and steal and murder their child. That is what happened to 12-year-old Polly Klaas, abducted from a slumber party in Petaluma, California, in 1993. It is what happened in 1981 to six-year-old Adam Walsh, whose father, TV host John Walsh of America's Most Wanted, initiated a campaign to place photos of missing children on milk cartons and junk mail. That well-intended campaign has supported the misconception that children go missing by chance. The brief biographical sketch of the missing child never indicates the family dysfunction that likely contributed to making the abduction possible.

Random kidnapping is not what happened to Danielle van Dam, and the fact is worth considering. For our actions have consequences — often unintended, often for future generations, often tragic — and parents would do well to remember this.

Source: The National Review Online

Kim, go back and read my post again, and see what nightsand it supposedly was in...also the date that Pierce supposedly was there 2/6 after DW was prime suspect..

Don't get me wrong, evidence against DW is pretty substantial, and unless it was planted or there is evidence Danielle or Brenda had been in MH before, it looks like DW is toast..I just hope all possibilities are carefully explored...let's also see what toxicology reports show and if they test blood in VD house what that shows...as well as hair and fibers that may not have been disclosed yet..this one is on my back burner for awhile...

One more thing, The Globe supposedly reported someone called :King Stahlman" one of those who put up reward and said Damon was out of the house that night for two hours because he was with the caller's wife..what happened to that? Damon testified he was home and nothing further was brought up ..who could have made that call and why? Was it true or a ruse to point to Damon as negligent or for an alibi or what? It's out of place...

Yes, I saw it was in Damon's nightstand..Somethings can't be explained unless someone speaks out..and for whatever reason, he chose to keep it and not ''burn it--he didn't have a fear of getting caught with it''...Brenda wasn't trying to hide it. Here again, sometimes the easiet explanation is the best..IT's just weird. The parents reaction to pierce is normal if they really believe he's a uninvited freak who miscontrued everything they did and said. That does happen..even on the fr threads. People get misunderstood all the time...

That king guy..haven't heard a thing about it before. I'm still at the point where if the prosecutor doesn't think these rumors and everything are important...and the prosecutor so far hasn't done anything to warrant an investigation into his/her judgement capabilities..it's time to let them do their job. It should be much easier to charge attny's with malpractice..IMHO. If the prosecutor is failing his/her job..it's time to DO SOMETHING about it now, before the trial gets started. Do you think there is enough evidence to show that the prosecutor is not doing his job?

"I'm sure in due time that they will turn their attention to the appropriate and productive use of those funds, but right now they're really still dealing with the loss of their daughter," said family spokeswoman Sara Muller Fraunces.

Sara Muller Fraunces to lead new marketing effort

As part of the effort to more effectively position San Diego State for success, Sara Muller Fraunces has joined University Advancement as Associate Vice President of Marketing and Communications.
Fraunces will be in charge of the team that conducts media relations, publishes SDSU Magazine, Weekly and SDSU Insider, and performs a variety of other duties related to University marketing and communications. Her primary focus, however, will be on strategic planning, community relations and crisis management.
"We're delighted to have Sara's expertise now within the University," said Vice President for Advancement Theresa Mendoza. "She brings a new perspective to our effort to herald the strengths of SDSU and the contributions our faculty, students and alumni make to the region and beyond."
Fraunces comes to SDSU from a long tenure at San Diego's largest and best-known public relations agency, Stoorza, Ziegaus & Metzger, Inc. where she was senior vice president.
A recipient of numerous industry awards. active in community organizations, serving on several boards of directors and running marathons for charity.
Fraunces and the entire Marketing and Communications team is housed on the fourth floor of Centennial Hall.

Being a VD spokesperson is a strange title.....

Many of the VD forums state that the VD's association with Club CB puts them into a class of swingers, a cut above the norm. In other words, they are considered "Hard-core" swingers, even amongst the swinger "community"!! So...seems that Brenda and The Damon were notorious prior to February 2, 2002.....

F.A.Q. from Club CB!!! LOL

Q. What are "alternative lifestyles" that we keep hearing about?
A. Alternative lifestyles are actually a multitude of out of the "norm" groups that enjoy a specific activity. They can include anything from naturalists, swingers, fetishes, gay, lesbian, bi-sexual and any combination of those listed. Most groups refer to themselves an "alternative lifestyle" so the designation can belong to anyone.
Q. How do we know which group we should belong to?
A. It all depends on your preferences. Many groups enlist several of the alternative lifestyles, options whether or not they actively pursue them. You can be a naturalist but also bi-curious and a swinger. It is your choice who you tell. Not all groups are tolerant of each other. The naturalist are nudist who enjoy being outdoors with nature as oppose to swingers who the naturalist depict as being purely sexual. Of course this is not the case. You can be a swinger and still enjoy being nude in nature and not have anything to do with sex.
Q. We are interested in meeting couples with like minds free from the normal jealousies that surround so many couples, are we then "swingers?"
A. Not necessarily. "Swinging" is part of being a swinger but doesn't necessarily mean you take part at sometime in being sexually entwined with another couple. However we know lots of couples who are not swingers that enjoy the sexual and sensual atmosphere that swingers provide.
Q. How do we get involved with swinging?
A. There are many clubs, social dances and travel activities that swingers participate in. Most clubs are listed in swing magazines that you can purchase at your local adult bookstore. There are also Online Swing Magazines like http://ConnectionOnline.com and books on swinging available from http://www.PattiThomas.com
Q. How do we know which club is right for us?
A. That is the question. We could tell you about a specific club that we like and you might find it horrible. Trial and error. Keep an open mind, experience each club and then make your decision based on your likes and dislikes. Each club will vary by the time of the month and season. Friday night may not bring out as many people as Saturday.
Q. What can we expect if we join your club?
A. As we have said in our information letter, we offer a no pressure, sensually elegant, high energy atmosphere fused by lots of laughter, great friends, delicious food, sexy dancing and a private establishment where everyone is a member. Our members are polite and considerate otherwise they are not allowed to return.
Q. What happens if we just want to be together and enjoy the atmosphere?
A. Literally nothing. You can do what you like within our policies of being polite and considerate.
Q. What happens if someone comes up to us who we are not attracted to? (Westerfield Rejection Policy?)
A. Just be polite and say "No thank you," we are just enjoying the atmosphere. If they persist then approach any of host couples and they will take care of the problem. We want everyone to feel safe and relaxed so they can enjoy themselves. Just talking to people does not require anything else other than conversation. ALWAYS be friendly to everyone.
Q. After we become members, do we have to e-mail you to confirm our attendance?
A. No. Once you become a member, you will make your reservations to attend our private parties online using our reservations system. The reservations system will send you an e-mail confirmation of your reservation. This helps us control the size of the event, the food menu and it is also courteous to do so.
Q. Can we bring another couple with us?
A. Yes by all means, but they must also be screened by our staff before they will be allowed to attend an event. We like to make sure everyone understands the surroundings and has a positive friendly attitude that others expect from CB's members.

Tell-Tale signs of Child Abuse???

The precursors for child abuse are well known, but worth listing:
Drug and Alcohol Use/Abuse:
Both parents used pot and/or alcohol during the time they were interacting with their children. This indicates they had significant stress and wanted to escape.
Brenda drank to excess and yet was the designated driver for the group. Drinking and driving is an extremely risky behavior for a so-called conscientious parent. She could have hurt or killed herself or others, and/or been arrested. The group was in possession of a 'joint' when they went to Dad's. More risky behavior subjecting them to arrest.
Swinging, Divorce, Marital Problems:
Feldman brought up the issue of divorce at the prelims. It's been stated the van Dams belonged to Club CB, where wife-swapping, drugs and BYOB were the attractions. Maybe one of the van Dams wanted out of the marriage, and the swinging was agreed on to placate the unhappy partner.
Although Danielle was said to be happy and loved, she had some kind of conflict with her father, prompting her to write the apology letter the night before she went missing:
"Daddy, please love me. I will try to be better."
What was the offense that prompted the journal entry? How did The Damon feel about Brenda going out with her friends? How did he feel if he found out she was smoking, dancing, ginding and drinking with other men that night?
There is in fact a strong potential for an explosive reaction on The Damon's part. He went "hot and cold" in seconds according to an unnamed media person who was present at a van Dams interview.
This certainly dovetails with the observations Douglas Pierce made of the VD home.....

"Let's play lie detector!"
Posted by jameson on Mar-15-02 at 09:23 AM (EST)

03-15-2002
POSTED: 03-15-02 by Douglas H. Pierce- Millennium Children's Fund
mail@mcfworld.org
INVITATION came after I asked parents if I could bring something of child's
in front of press pictures, toys, whatever to make her ALIVE (poor choice of
words).
Brenda: "Douglas how about something she just wrote to her dad"
Hidden in (Danielle's) nightstand.
The "Daddy forgive me note" was handed to Douglas H Pierce. I read the torn 2 sided note,
(That I NOW believe was from Journal/DIARY) AND WAS SHOCKED COULD NOT LOOK
AT (Damon's) FACE.
I stuttered and said is there something else?
Brenda: "Douglas would you like to see her room"
I could only say ok.... Douglas H Pierce followed Brenda and walked 18' (Damon) stayed behind in
MASTER bedroom.
Brenda's sister came up stairwell that is closest to the children's rooms', she was
behind me Brenda steps over dog gate in front of child's room and she enters room
like nothing at all NO HUMAN EMOTION. Douglas H Pierce stands in front of gate looking
in room. Brenda: "it's OK Douglas come on in the POLICE are done in here just
don't touch anything".
Douglas H Pierce steps over gate enters at least 6-7' inside,
Brenda is moving things around on shelf and picks up a SILVER JOURNAL
Brenda asks Douglas H Pierce" how about her Journal and the frog she slept with?" Douglas H Pierce said
....I start backing out of room I HAVE A HORRIBLE DARK DARK DARK feeling
come over me. I became emotional, stuttered and stumbling over dog gate
going to stair case. Now all three of us (not Damon) are standing at top of
stairs Brenda, Douglas H Pierce, Brenda's sister, Brenda starts to open Journal/Diary.
(NO FURTHER COMMENT ON READINGS).
Damon comes from MASTER bedroom and slides past us and goes down stairwell.

NOW ARE THEY READY TO MEET ME AGAIN? LET'S PLAY THE GAME "LIE DETECTOR",
who will FAIL again. Not Douglas H Pierce.

If Douglas H Pierce is wrong about the bedroom than why did a witness say "I know
something bad happened in her room".
Hmmm ... Please tell us

From the Prelim.....another look at the VD timeline.....

IMG: Danielle's parents

Next she remembers waking up around 8:15 in the morning - -The Damon was up already. She laid in bed about 10 more minutes and remembered she had promised to baby-sit for a neighbor - kids 8&5 - starting at 9:30...
Brenda took a shower and got dressed went downstairs...
Derrick, Dillon and The Damon were there - - she was going to make breakfast. Danielle was not there - - but she slept in - - heavy sleeper...
They carry sleeping kids sometimes - Danielle was a heavy sleeper...
She was starting to cook and the doorbell rang - Julie and her 2 kids...
The girl was told she could go wake up Danielle - - but she didn't - - she went to play with the boys. She went to her room - her door was all the way open - her bed had stuff on it - her beanbag, her dog...
Described the style of the bed and color of the room...
She went in and the bed was empty she asked The Damon if he had seen her - - if she was sleeping in Derrick's room - - The Damon said she was in her room...
Checked bathroom, under bed and in other rooms - - she and The Damon checked the house - frantic...
The Damon was checking too - outside...
Then called 911...
Brenda got up approx 8:25am...showered and dressed and started breakfast. Other kids were due at the VD home at 9:30. While starting breakfast, these kids arrive. A few minutes after their arrival is when Danielle was discovered missing. Did the other kids arrive early? If we know the 911 call was made at approximately 10:00 and try to go back from there...at what time did they find Danielle missing?

The girl was told she could go wake up Danielle - - but she didn't - - she went to play with the boys. She went to her room - her door was all the way open - her bed had stuff on it - her beanbag, her dog.
Note her door was all the way open. Brenda stated when she arrived home with her friends at 2:10 she went to make sure the kids doors were shut.
Danielle was taken out of the home AFTER The Damon and Brenda went to sleep.
DW entered the home before Brenda arrived home.her bed had stuff on it bean bag and dog.
The police took these things for evidence. Wasn't there a rumor that there was blood on the beanbag?
Wonder if Danielle normally slept with her beanbag? Doesn't seem like an item she would want to have in her bed. I take it this was a small bean bag? Did she normally use it as a pillow?

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