RI’s Founder, Dr. Judith Reisman
The Reisman Institute
The Reisman Institute is a 501c3 nonprofit corporation dedicated to educating the public about the dangers children face from the onslaught of explicit sexuality and sexual exploitation. The Institute seeks to empower the public to expose child sex abuse crimes and the scientifically fraudulent “data” that caused the Sexual Revolution, drastically changing culture, law, medicine, education and other social institutions globally.
The toxic root of the “Sexual Revolution” was the work of Dr. Alfred Kinsey. His books Sexual Behavior in the Human Male (1948) and Sexual Behavior in the Human Female (1953) are credited with launching the “revolution.” RI’s founder, Dr. Judith Reisman (1935-2021), was the scholar who exposed the child sex abuse crimes and fraudulent “research” of Kinsey and his elite cadre of disciples. Kinsey and his followers claimed to prove that Judeo-Christian principles concerning human sexuality are outdated, unscientific, and repressive. RI is dedicated to continuing and expanding Dr. Judith Reisman’s decades of research that revealed the criminal and fraudulent history of what has been called the “Sexual Revolution.”
Founder Judith A. Reisman, Ph.D
Judith A. Reisman, Ph.D.
Dr. Reisman had master’s and Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University. She was a Research Professor at Liberty University in Lynchburg Virginia, which houses her archive of 40+ years of research. Dr. Reisman completed a comprehensive analysis of Images of Children, Crime & Violence in Playboy, Penthouse & Hustler, between 1986 and 1990 as a consultant to the United States Department of Justice, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, which provided empirical evidence of child pornography in “men’s magazines.”
Dr. Reisman provided reports and testimony as an expert witness in cases worldwide, including: the Netherlands, the Philippines, South Africa, Jamaica, Croatia, France, Canada, and Mexico. Her research and testimony proved instrumental in thwarting the spread of Kinseyan sexuality.
Dr. Reisman’s books include: Kinsey Sex and Fraud, 1990; Soft Porn Plays Hardball, 1991; Kinsey: Crimes and Consequences, 1998, 2000, republished as Stolen Honor, Stolen Innocence in 2013 and Sexual Sabotage, 2010.
President and Director Mary E. McAlister, Esq.
Mary E. McAlister, Esq. has worked closely with Dr. Reisman since 2010, assisting with research, and in particular, analyzing the legal issues surrounding the Sexual Revolution. Ms. McAlister co-authored a number of articles with Dr. Reisman. She helped found the Reisman Institute and became President upon the death of Dr. Reisman in April 2021.
Ms. McAlister is committed to keeping Dr. Reisman’s legacy alive and bringing Dr. Reisman’s research and passion for protecting children to generations to come. As part of that commitment, Ms. McAlister works with Child & Parental Rights Campaign, Inc., a 501(c)3 nonprofit law firm dedicated to preserving children’s innocence and protecting parental rights. She has a Bachelor of Science degree from California Polytechnic State University and a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley.
Treasurer and Director Alisa Jordheim
Alisa Jordheim is the Founding Director of Justice Society, an anti-trafficking non-profit. Her experience includes working with trafficking survivors (particularly children), legislative consultation, and domestic and international anti-trafficking program development. She served on the Texas Attorney General’s task force developing mandatory statewide anti-trafficking training for educators and is a regular speaker to educators, government agencies, civic groups, and non-profit organizations on the subject of domestic and international sex trafficking and is the author of Made In the USA: The Sex Trafficking of America’s Children.
Secretary and Director Ilonka Deaton
Ilonka Deaton was held in a sexual slavery bondage in South Africa for 5 years through the threat of her and her family’s life, She is now rescued, redeemed and set free, and is a healthy, full of life, complete women in Jesus Christ. ilonka sings and speaks to audiences across the US to encourage them through the love of Jesus Christ and to remind them that their stories matter. Her inspiring message is one of victorious life, freedom, tears, laughter, and hope for any wounded heart.
In 2014 Ilonka founded the seminar called HopeHolders 4 Teens. An interactive middle and high-school assembly, to help teenager deal with depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, anger, cutting and bullying. For the past several years ilonka has worked with organizations such as Share, World Vision, Women At Risk, Int. (WAR), Crisis Aid International, Bethany Christian Services, and TheHopeLine as an artist and speaker.
ilonka graduated in 2013 from Light University's Biblical Counseling Degree Program