Mark Pendergrast: ‘Sexual predators’

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Mark Pendergrast, who is the author of many books. He lives in Colchester and can be reached through his website, www.markpendergrast.com.
I’ve been pondering why the term “sexual predator” bothers me, just as it disturbs me when people label someone as evil or insane or a monster. It provides a convenient stereotypical compartment to keep them at bay, to make them the “other,” different from normal people, different from u