pedophile

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pedophile englannista suomeksi

a person who is sexually attracted to children (OED). In American psychiatry, a person attracted primarily to prepubescent children.(''DSM-IV: Over a period of at least six months, recurrent, intense, sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges or behaviors involving sexual activity with a prepubescent child or children'')
* 1982, National Council on Crime and Delinquency, ''Criminal Justice Abstracts'', volume 14‎, page 253
*: Apart from his sexual behavior, the pedophile is typically law abiding.
* 1986, Patrick B. McGuigan & Jon S. Pascale, ''Crime and Punishment in Modern America‎'', page 109
*: The pedophile, a particular type of child molester, is an adult whose conscious sexual interests and overt sexual behavior are directly either partially or exclusively toward children.