To be diagnosed with pedophilia, a person must be sexually aroused by children 13 years old and younger, be involved with a child for at least six months; be at least 16 years old, and be at least five years older than the child or children he or she is attracted to.( “Child Molestation Research & Prevention Institute”). When someone with pedophilia is tested, the results will show positive for a sexual interest in children because, they have recurrent sexual fantasies, sexual urges or they have sexually touched a child because of an ongoing sexual drive toward children. Not everyone with pedophilia has sexually touched a child, for some it is only a fantasy (“Child…”). On the other hand; to be classified as a child molester, one has to sexually touch a child. When tested, results will show that they do not have any sexual interest in children, if they sexually touched a child, it was because they were; a sexually curious older child, suffer from a mental or medical condition, or are antisocial and do not care about using people(“Child…”). The only way to be considered a child molester is to actually act upon impulse while on the other hand, a pedophile only has the fantasy of having sex with children. Either way, having thoughts about having sex with children or actually harming a child is not healthy behavior and needs to come to an
To be diagnosed with pedophilia, a person must be sexually aroused by children 13 years old and younger, be involved with a child for at least six months; be at least 16 years old, and be at least five years older than the child or children he or she is attracted to.( “Child Molestation Research & Prevention Institute”). When someone with pedophilia is tested, the results will show positive for a sexual interest in children because, they have recurrent sexual fantasies, sexual urges or they have sexually touched a child because of an ongoing sexual drive toward children. Not everyone with pedophilia has sexually touched a child, for some it is only a fantasy (“Child…”). On the other hand; to be classified as a child molester, one has to sexually touch a child. When tested, results will show that they do not have any sexual interest in children, if they sexually touched a child, it was because they were; a sexually curious older child, suffer from a mental or medical condition, or are antisocial and do not care about using people(“Child…”). The only way to be considered a child molester is to actually act upon impulse while on the other hand, a pedophile only has the fantasy of having sex with children. Either way, having thoughts about having sex with children or actually harming a child is not healthy behavior and needs to come to an