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Are all people who sexually abuse children also pedophiles?

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Are all people who sexually abuse children also pedophiles?

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No. There are situational offenders who only abuse children because the child was available to them, not because they have a preference for children. Pedophiles prefer to have sex with pre-pubescent children, but can engage in sex with adults. Situational offenders are often in an on-going adult sexual relationship during the period of time that they molest a child. Lack of sex has nothing to do with why a person sexually abuses a child. In fact, the more a person has sex, the more they want to have it.

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