Paedophilia a 'sexual orientation - like being straight or gay'
The Independent
A paedophile has the 'same ingrained attraction that a heterosexual female may feel towards a male', psychologist says
Paedophilia is a “sexual orientation” like being straight or gay, according to a criminal psychologist.
The idea that sexual attraction to children is an “orientation” is highly controversial as it suggests that offenders cannot change.
But, writing on the Reddit networking website, the psychologist said it was possible to treat child sex abusers on “the understanding that the
A paedophile has the 'same ingrained attraction that a heterosexual female may feel towards a male', psychologist says
Paedophilia is a “sexual orientation” like being straight or gay, according to a criminal psychologist.
The idea that sexual attraction to children is an “orientation” is highly controversial as it suggests that offenders cannot change.
But, writing on the Reddit networking website, the psychologist said it was possible to treat child sex abusers on “the understanding that the