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Paedophilia

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Paedophilia is the repeated sexual activity - or fantasy of such activity - with prepubertal children. This is the sole or preferred means of an individual realising sexual excitement.

It is almost exclusively a disorder of men.

Paedophiles can be classified into two groups. The first group is individuals who have sexual relations with individuals who, though prepubertal, are only a few years younger than them. The second category contains older men who deliberately choose a sexual partner who is still a child.


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