child molester
A child molester is a person who sexually abuses children.
The term emphasizes the perpetrator rather than the act, often appearing in news reports and legal contexts: The child molester was sentenced to fifteen years.
Unlike pedophile, which names a psychological attraction, child molester describes someone who has acted on it.
- pedophileAdult sexually attracted to children
- pederastOne attracted to boys
- abuserOne who mistreats others
- sex abuseCriminal sexual violation
- groomerOne who tends coats
sexual predator · predatory behavior · CSAM · sex offender · sex crime · nonce · exploiter · violator · rapist · perpetrator · pervert · statutory rape · paedo · pedophilia · deviant · incest · degenerate · criminal
moral character regarding children
child molesterchild advocate
One representing minors' interests
guardian · child welfare worker · foster parent · youth mentor · pediatric nurse