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2025-01-17 17:44:20 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 813169E6FCB502CEC0F260ACB3C680BF592316D618AFEC5A3F2366739450AD32
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Full context: the article is simply explaining that pedophilia is the attraction to children, whereas sexual contact with children would constitute child molestation. I.e. Pedophiles who do not act on their attraction have not committed a crime. Full article: https://archive.is/2024.10.03-233958/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/06/opinion/pedophilia-a-disorder-not-a-crime.html
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