Coetzee, LaetitiaBezuidenhout, Christiaan2016-06-032016-06-032016Coetzee, L & Bezuidenhout, C 2016, 'An assessment of youth sex offender empathy levels for general victims of child-on-child sexual abuse', Child Abuse Research in South Africa, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 10-23.1562-1383http://hdl.handle.net/2263/52857The purpose of this article is to focus on youth sex offenders’ empathy for victims of child-on child sexual abuse. In a recent study conducted by Coetzee (2015), the quantitative research results indicate that although some of the youth sex offenders who participated in the study showed empathy towards a general victim of child-on-child sexual abuse, certain empathy deficits were displayed. Following the completion of the questionnaires, in-depth information was obtained regarding the youth sex offenders’ thoughts pertaining to a sex abuse victim portrayed in a case study. An overview of some of their responses will be discussed in this article.en© South African Professional Society on the Abuse of ChildrenYouth sex offenderEmpathyChild-on-child sexual abuseSex abuse victimMoralityLow level socio-moral reasoningSexual assaultRapePerspective-takingArticle