What is pedophilia or pedophilia?
It is a deviation of sexual desire, in which adults feel physical and erotic attraction for children and, in many cases, this impulse triggers child sexual abuse. Those who have this distortion affirm that it is necessary to establish a difference between pedophilia and pedophilia, because delimiting the characteristics of the problem allows for a broader understanding of the phenomenon.
Pedophilia:
“It is a sexual inclination, it is something we are born with, essentially; “It does not change over time and is as central to our being as any other sexual orientation.” In pedophilia there is no sexual act, there is no abuse of a minor. This is how a man who claims to be a pedophile describes it in an interview for the BBC.
Pederasty:
It is a willingness to fulfill the pedophile desires that an adult may feel towards a minor. In all cases, This pathology triggers child sexual abuse.
Both perspectives present an underlying problem because the feelings of care, respect, love and tenderness associated with childhood are diverted towards sexual interactions that hinder and damage relationships between children and adults. A minor is not safe with an adult who understands him as a sexual being to whom he desires access.
Can a child molester be rehabilitated?
Pedophiles are aware of the damage they can cause and that is why they try to deal with their pathology by entering rehabilitation therapies, but the effectiveness of these treatments has not yet been proven. In 2015 in Germany, a program was created that ensured complete confidentiality for adults who were attracted to children. One of the people who participated stated that the most difficult thing she had to do was accept her pedophilia and expose that side that she had left hidden for years. This man’s testimony is found in a BBC article on pedophilia.
After recognizing that pedophiles and pedophiles are those who feel erotic desires for a minor, but only pedophiles sexually abuse childrenwe can establish the common characteristics that these characters have to be more socially alert and protect children.
Profile of a pedophile or child abuser
- Of sexual offenders, he is the most socially integrated
- They generally perform areas of care and interaction with minors, such as teachers, coaches, priests, parents, family members, etc.
- They generate trust and are friendly
- They have their own characteristic of immaturity, thus establishing greater closeness with the little ones.
- They know children, they gain their trust, but they also know how to instill fear
There are two types of pedophiles, occasional and constant.
Occasional pedophiles: They have a daily life and have sexual relations with other adults, but the impulse and attraction for children is present and they have committed sexual abuse with minors on occasions.
Constant pedophiles: They dedicate their entire lives to abusing minors, they maintain an organized lifestyle to access children, they know where they live, how they behave, and their social interaction is less structured with adults.
Initially, abusers are seductive with children, then they frighten them, and finally they make them feel guilty for having agreed. Both types of pedophiles are very dangerous, because they are found in all social circles and know how to access children. cThey speak a language of secrets and fear in which minors feel cornered and cannot escape.
Adults should be alert with children and identify if any of these signs appear.
How to detect that a child is the victim of a pedophile?
- If a minor talks very often to an adult
- If the adult seeks to be very close to the minor
- If the adult constantly gives you gifts, for no apparent reason
- If the minor has money that cannot be justified
- If the child’s attitude becomes increasingly hostile and aggressive
- If the minor appears with bumps or bruises for no apparent reason
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