what is pedophilia: a psychiatric disorder in which an adult or older adolescent experiences a sexual attraction to prepubescent children
according to DSM-5, pedophiles should meet these three conditions:
☞ the perpetrator must cause symptoms such as sexual impulses, fantasies, or behaviors in a minor (under 13 years of age) before or immediately after puberty.
☞ these symptoms must persist for six months.
☞ the perpetrator must be at least 16 years old, and the target must be at least 5 years older than the actor.
so no, you can't call someone who's attracted to a 16y old a pedophile. (being attracted to adolescents in mid-puberty is called hebephilia or ephebophilia)
plus, someone being pedophile doesn't necessarily mean that they are a criminal. some pedophiles are not beasts hungry for sex or desire. some of them actually feel disgusted to themselves and seek for cure.
im not a professional but i just want to remind yall that you should know what pedophilia actually is before calling everyone pedophile
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guid0hyun's gf
nah, bro thanks for postings ts, my classmate lowk weird for like acting to like younger kids his age