IIRC the majority of child molesters are non-pedophilic in the clinical sense and I’d imagine this is even more true for post-pubescent minors. Additionally there have been neurological findings that differentiate offending vs non-offending pedophiles, mostly to do with risk-taking behaviors (as in, pedophiles that are generally risk-avoidant are also less likely to offend). So just being a pedophile might not be as strong of a prognostic factor for predicting abuse as one would think.
HCSOThrowaway@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Yeah I admit my comment didn’t get into the nuance of “pedophile” versus “child sex predator” and thus has gaps to fill, but one can only spend so much time on the internet.