Just to stay well-informed, I offer this from Psychology Today...

Causes (of Pedophilia)

The precise cause or causes of pedophilia (and other paraphilias) are not known. There is some evidence that pedophilia may run in families, but this could suggest either a genetic or a learned behavior effect.

Other factors, such as abnormalities in male sexual hormones or the brain chemical serotonin, have been hypothesized but never proved as factors in the development of paraphilias or pedophilia. A history of childhood sexual abuse has also been put forth as a factor in the development of pedophilias but this, too, has not been proved.

Nathan, Gorman and Salkind (1999) provide the following survey of current theories regarding the etiology of paraphilias. Behavioral learning models suggest that a child who is the victim or observer of inappropriate sexual behaviors learns to imitate and is later reinforced for the behavior. Compensation models suggest that these individuals are deprived of normal social sexual contacts and thus seek gratification through less socially acceptable means. Physiological models focus on the relationship between hormones, behavior and the central nervous system with a particular interest in the role of aggression and male sexual hormones.

Here's the link to the entire article:
http://www.psychologytoday.com/condi...edophilia.html

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