Psychological Difference Between Pornography Offenders

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Wow I'm shocked I never really knew there was a psychological difference between the to. I just always believed an offender is an offender period. I like the fact that you brought this subject to light. I never knew that Pornography offenders felt some type of empathy for their victims. I believe if there was limited resources all around in every way for these types of individuals maybe it could eliminate some sexual acts from occurring. Maybe if some people that are like this felt comfortable enough to talk about their issues than maybe they could get help ahead of time and prevent others from being effected by their actions

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