Democracy Dies in Darkness
Morning Mix
The Atlanta suspect isn’t the first to blame ‘sex addiction’ for heinous crimes. But scientists are dubious.

After a 21-year-old wascharged with killing eight people at spas in metro Atlanta, he allegedly told investigators he did not have a racial motive. Even as the deadly shootingsheightened Asian Americans’ fears about a surge in violent attacks, police said Robert Aaron Long blamed his “sexual addiction.”


