Pedophiles can be anybody. The geek that sits behind you at the cyber café; The judge adjudicating your traffic ticket; The sweet young blonde that always has a bit of chit-chat for you when you stop to get your daily cup of coffee; The doctor checking your prostate or performing your breast exam; Black, white, young, old, rich, poor, anybody. Most pedophiles do however share a certain set of common characteristics that compliments their deviant sexual behaviors.
Pedophiles tend to be middle-aged males without a criminal record. Female pedophiles generally perform their corruption with a male counterpart. They are often well educated and pious, and are generally well accepted by the community who tend to trust and respect them, and are popular with adults as well as children. They often are hard working, and prefer jobs that put them in close proximity to, or directly in contact with children.
Pedophiles often date women who have the type of children he desires. If a pedophile marries, the relationship is often corrupt with sexual dysfunction. A married pedophile is merely camouflaging his true colors in order to detract attention to his true desire - children
Pedophiles mainly interact with children because they feel more comfortable with them. They prey on shy and vulnerable children or children in need, and tend toward pubescent girls and boys. They befriend their child victims with kindness, and seek to take them on “special trips”; amusement parks, zoos, musical events, ice cream shops, the movies, the beach, and other such destinations palatable to children. Thus they befriend their victims and seduce theses trusting children to places where they can be alone with them, often time to the predator’s liar.
A pedophiles’ lair typically contains a “special room” suited with a child-like décor. It is here where the they lavish children with deserts, toys and video games, computers, swimming pools, or anything that attracts children back into their liars. This is where these deviants reinforce trust and respect with their child victims by close interaction, and advising these vulnerable children with their home, school, and friend problems.
Pedophiles rarely force or coerce children into sex, but rather by careful manipulation and seduction. They will tell a child she is mature for her age, or that he is special in order to build up his victims self esteem. Sexual contact progresses in subtle increments starting with friendly touches on a shoulder, hugs, playful pats on the butt, then kissing and finally to their ultimate goal. The pedophiles distorted philosophy is that they care for and love their child victims, and feel they must do their best to keep them from “harm”. As a result, it is not uncommon for their victims to develop deep feelings for their abuser, and they often seek their approval. It is for these reasons it is very difficult to catch these sexual predators.
What eventually happens is, as victims of pedophiles grow older they come to realize that what they are doing or have done is morally corrupt and unlawful. Typically, pedophiles are not brought to justice unless one of its victims comes “out of the closet”.
Pedophilia is cannot be cured but can be treated in the hopes of rehabilitating their deep-rooted psychological issues. However, statistics show these criminals usually revert back into their deviant sexual behavior time and time again.
It is this author’s opinion that pedophiles are the most despicable sexual criminals in the world today.