I do not know much about pedophilia but is it an absolute that if a victim is 11-14...that is the age one stays with? Does one start out with someone younger (like 5 yrs old) and move up? I am so thankful I am so naive about this but sorry if it is offensive to ask this question. I do miss Foxfire for he would just lay out the facts for me!!
Just curious if other crimes may involve this age group or even younger?
Thank you!
In short, no, pedophilia, hebephilia, and ephebophilia are not the same; the media gloms them all together, but the media also promotes the mispronunciation 'PED-duh-file', which I think has something to do with feet or walking so we're going to pretend they don't exist. [emoji38]
The longer answer has to do with issues of personal preference and willpower versus convenience; if you're on a strict and monitored diet, but find yourself alone out of town and desperately craving an orange-chocolate dobos torte, do you rent a car and drive one town over to the best Hungarian bakery you visited years ago, do you walk to the corner and buy a boxed Hostess cake from the convenience store, or do you pinch yourself for even thinking about a decadent orange-chocolate dobos torte, and lock yourself in your hotel room's bathroom, assign yourself a thousand push ups, and phone your sponsor to talk about your thoughtcrime lapse?
It may seem that I'm trivialising a fairly grave topic, but I'm really trying to pare a complex answer down by using a kind of common ground. There are those who are, independent of their label(s), going to commit deviant acts given adequate opportunity, and there are those who are incapable of action or selection outside of their preferred target; it depends on the person, the drive, and the circumstances. For some, adding or subtracting five years, changing gender, demeanour, hair colour, etc., is a 'no deal'; others are perfectly fine noshing on a Hostess Ringding when they really wanted an orange-chocolate dobos torte.
hth,
Tcat