Child Sex Dolls Proposed in Kentucky Senate Committee

Child sex dolls resembling children were the subject of debate in the Kentucky Senate in early March. A Democratic Senator in Kentucky proposed sex dolls that resemble children could be a way to prevent pedophiles from abusing children.

State Senator Dr. Karen Berg stated in committee, “Research on the subject suggests that they actually for people who are attracted to minors that these dolls actually decrease their proclivity to go out and attack children. It actually gives them a release that makes them less likely to go outside their home.” She also admitted, “The research is not very good and not comprehensive but it is conclusive.” Republicans in the state were outraged.

Rep. Stephanie Deitz introduced House Bill 207 to help “protect our children from predators and exploitation. The bill would ban child sex dolls, making it a Class D felony to knowingly possess a sex doll. It would be a Class C felony to knowingly traffic, import, distribute, sell, traffic, permit, or promote the use of a sex doll.

The backlash from her “question” in committee, prompted Berg, a “physician and mother’ to ultimately support the Bill. In her statement, Berg said her final stance “aligns with her commitment to safeguarding the well-being of our youth and hold[s] perpetrators accountable.” The Kentucky Senator won a special election for Kentucky’s 26th Senate District, defeating the Republican by 16 points.

In 2023, Senator Berg tried to shame Republicans for voting for SB115, a bill proposing that drag shows would not be allowed on public property. Berg’s transgender son, Henry Berg-Brousseau, a passionate LGBTQ advocate, took his life in 2022. Berg blamed “vile anti-trans hate” on politicians who “exacerbate the culture wars.”

The Child Sex Doll Debate

Proponents of child sex dolls contend their use helps mitigate sex with minors. These robots are life-size replicas of prepubescent children, most often young girls. They are built to accommodate the fantasies of adult males. Moreover, there is a “lack of empirical research on the ramifications on the products.” Nevertheless many continue to promote the use of sex dolls as a way to treat sexual addictions and reduce pedophilia with real children. In other words, proponents contend interaction with these sex dolls are “victimless” crimes.

However, others contend that child sex dolls are anything but a victimless crime because they perpetuate the fantasies of abusers.

“Far from being a ‘victimless’ crime, the development of child sex abuse dolls facilitates a new form of technologically-mediated child sexual abuse, one where men can simulate rape, abuse, and torture of specific children using customised dolls. Child sex abuse dolls allow men to enact the abuse of children despite physical distance…”

If anything, the use of child-modeled sex toys can “legitimise children as sexual objects, and ultimately normalise the sexual use and abuse of children.” Collective Shout investigated the use of child sex dolls by looking through Instagram posts. Collective Shout found a pedophile forum whereby men shared provocative images of young girls and then fantasized about raping them. “One topic of conversation among these men was their desire for child sex abuse robots in the form of a particular nine-year-old child.”

There is evidence that child sex dolls could have a “reinforcing effect on paedophilic ideation,” according to Peter Fagan from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Moreover, the use of sex dolls in general is seen in many circles to be unethical.

“The use of sex dolls designed to facilitate rape fantasies are unethical, as a representation of the rape of a real woman, and an endorsement and encouragement of rape that may increase the rate of rape and that expresses disrespect of women,” says Professor Robert Sparrow, in his paper “Robots, Rape, and Representation.”

Landon Starbuck, Founder and President of Freedom Forever has this to say about the promotion and use of child sex dolls:

“Objectively harmful sexual behaviors should never be encouraged or normalized. When someone purchases a “child sex doll”, it is an act that perpetuates a harmful sexual behavior, one that feeds the desire to sexually abuse children. The object isn’t a real victim but the desire to victimize innocent children is very real. It’s not just a “fantasy”. A real physical, sex act takes place involving an object simulating a child. The routine objectification and sexualization of a child like doll only reinforces or increases the desire to continue violating children and viewing them as sex objects. This is a dangerous behavior pattern that puts every real child at risk who comes into contact with this person. A pedophile is still a pedophile, even if they’re just practicing with a doll.”

Freedom Forever is an all-volunteer organization that focuses its energy and time on preserving the innocence and safety of children. Freedom Forever is now also offering crisis support for survivors and families. Please call the Crisis Resource Line at 615.307.0152 or email our resource specialist at Starr@FreedomForever.us.

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Freedom Forever is an all-volunteer organization that focuses its energy and time on preserving the innocence and safety of children. Freedom Forever now offers crisis support for survivors and families. Please call the Crisis Resource Line at 615.307.0152 or email our resource specialist at Starr@FreedomForever.us.

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