“…Previous research has revealed that juror gender affects perceptions and decisions in child sexual assault cases, just as it affects perceptions and decisions in adult rape cases (e.g., Borgida & Brekke, 1985). On average, women make more pro-victim case decisions than do men in terms of credibility, responsibility, or guilt judgments (Bottoms, 1993;Bottoms & Goodman, 1994;Duggan et al, 1989;Golding, Sanchez, & Sego, 1999;Golding, Sego, Sanchez, & Hasemann, 1995;Isquith, Levine, & Scheiner, 1993;Quas et al, 2002;Schmidt & Brigham, 1996;Swim, Borgida, & McCoy, 1993; for a review, see Schutte & Hosch, 1997). Differences in men's and women's attitudes toward children's believability and honesty, attitudes toward adult-child sexuality, and level of child victim empathy can partially explain these gender differences (Bottoms, 1993).…”