Definition of pedophile
: one affected with pedophilia
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The Vatican has focused for the past decade on punishing abusers themselves rather than the bishops and religious superiors who moved pedophiles from parish to parish rather than reporting them to police or removing them from ministry.
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According to an estimate by the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime, before the internet, a collection of 150 photographs would be considered large for a pedophile.
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She was groomed by a charismatic pedophile, manipulated into thinking rape was love at the age of 13.
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People have attacked unaffiliated restaurants with similar names, and some have baselessly accused Red Hen of being run or owned by pedophiles.
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In a third, four children were molested after a pedophile avoided conviction for murdering a 9-year-old girl.
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Certainly not from a party that backs neo-Nazis and apparent pedophiles.
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While the precise methods used by hacker activists are veiled in secrecy, Mr. Nimirovski said his team has used false digital identities to infiltrate hidden cybercrime sites to gather information on pedophiles.
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Between 10 percent and 50 percent of pedophiles who commit offenses go on to reoffend.
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First Known Use of pedophile
1912
Medical Dictionary
variants:
or chiefly British
paedophile
play
\ˈpēd-\
medical Definition of pedophile
: one affected with pedophilia — called also
pedophiliac
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