On Age, and Violence, and Male Predation

Are they ever too young (or too old) to be seen and recognised as predators?

Sarah J. Baker
Fourth Wave
Published in
9 min readJan 22, 2022

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Content warning: descriptions of rape and sexual assault.

Boys

My first experience of male predation was at the age of eight at the hands of two boys; twelve and fourteen.

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Sarah J. Baker
Fourth Wave

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