paedophilia
Paedophilia is sexual attraction to prepubescent children.
The term is clinical, used in psychiatry and law to describe this specific disorder.
Someone with this attraction is a paedophile.
The spelling with *ae* is British; American English uses *pedophilia*.
The word is often used loosely to describe any sexual abuse of minors, though clinically it refers specifically to attraction rather than action.
Atypical sexual interest disorder
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
- offenderOne who breaks rules
- groomingSelf-care for appearance
- devianceDeparture from accepted standards
psychopathology · DSM · pathology · compulsion · dysfunction
Preventing harm or loss
- child protectionMeasures ensuring youth safety
- CSAMSexual abuse imagery of minors
- mandatory reportingLegal duty to notify authorities
- background checkInvestigation of someone's history
registry · sex offender · screening · awareness · education · deterrence · intervention · therapy
Punishable illegal act
- felonySerious criminal offense
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- convictionFirmly held belief
- sentencingImposing legal punishment
incarceration · statute · indictment · investigation · forensics · testimony · victim · survivor
paraphilia
Atypical sexual interest disorder
deviance · psychopathology · DSM · pathology · compulsion · dysfunction
safeguarding
Preventing harm or loss
- child protectionMeasures ensuring youth safety
- CSAMSexual abuse imagery of minors
- mandatory reportingLegal duty to notify authorities
background check · registry · sex offender · screening · awareness · education · deterrence · intervention · therapy · treatment
crime
Punishable illegal act
- felonySerious criminal offense
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- convictionFirmly held belief
sentencing · incarceration · statute · indictment · investigation · forensics · testimony · victim · survivor · justice
philanthropy, pedophile, hemophilia, bibliophilia, pedophilic