pedophilia
noun
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Definition of pedophilia
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, ˌpē- \
or pedophilic \ ˌpe-də-ˈfi-lik
, ˌpē- \
adjective
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And while there were more investigations into incidents of pedophilia than in previous years, seven out of 10 cases ended up being shut down without an indictment. — Sam Sokol, sun-sentinel.com, "Child advocates blast systemic failures in Israel’s handling of sex abuse cases," 2 July 2019 At the request of a congressional candidate’s campaign, the San Joaquin County sheriff’s office doctored the image of a man arrested in a pedophilia sting — a move the sheriff now says was a mistake. — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, "Sheriff alters image from pedophile bust at Turlock candidate’s request," 19 June 2019 Perrault, a one-time pastor at St. Bernadette parish in Albuquerque, is one of many priests sent to New Mexico in the 1960s from around the country for treatment involving pedophilia. — Fox News, "Priest who fled America blamed sex abuse on cancer he didn't have, officials say," 26 Sep. 2018 Gunn’s tweets, many of which were about molestation or pedophilia, were indefensible. — Megan Farokhmanesh, The Verge, "The year of deleted tweets," 27 Dec. 2018 Nathan Larson, a man who advocates pedophilia, white supremacy and rape is running for Congress. — William Cummings, USA TODAY, "Nathan Larson is a pedophile and a white supremacist. And he's running for Congress," 1 June 2018 He was also disowned by parts of the conservative movement after video clips showed him making statements apparently supportive of pedophilia. — Adi Robertson, The Verge, "Milo Yiannopoulos lasted a single day on Patreon before getting banned," 5 Dec. 2018 Perrault, a one-time pastor at St. Bernadette parish in Albuquerque, is one of many priests sent to New Mexico in the 1960s from around the country for treatment involving pedophilia. — Fox News, "Priest who fled America blamed sex abuse on cancer he didn't have, officials say," 26 Sep. 2018 Perrault, a one-time pastor at St. Bernadette parish in Albuquerque, is one of many priests sent to New Mexico in the 1960s from around the country for treatment involving pedophilia. — Russell Contreras, The Seattle Times, "Priest accused of child sex abuse behind bars pending trial," 25 Sep. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pedophilia.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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