The real issue is the willingness to traumatize others just for a few minutes of pleasure, which isn’t exclusive to pedophiles.
I actually remember reading about a study that was carried out on a group of inmates who had been sentenced for sexually abusing children, and apparently it showed that a majority of them weren’t actually pedophiles in the clinical sense, as in having a primary sexual preference for children, but were rather opportunists who chose children as victims out of convenience. Children are easier to manipulate both mentally and physically than adults, so that’s what they went for.
I have read a similar study about people caught with CSAM. They largely weren’t attracted to children, they just wanted the rush of looking at something unacceptable.
I actually remember reading about a study that was carried out on a group of inmates who had been sentenced for sexually abusing children, and apparently it showed that a majority of them weren’t actually pedophiles in the clinical sense, as in having a primary sexual preference for children, but were rather opportunists who chose children as victims out of convenience. Children are easier to manipulate both mentally and physically than adults, so that’s what they went for.
I have read a similar study about people caught with CSAM. They largely weren’t attracted to children, they just wanted the rush of looking at something unacceptable.