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I wasn’t sure of exact spelling/definitions so looked up the second two terms. Quoting the last two:

Pedophilia is sexual attraction to children below the age of puberty.

Hebephilia is the strong, persistent sexual interest by adults in pubescent (early adolescent) children

Ephebophilia is the primary sexual interest in mid-to-late adolescents, generally ages 15 to 19. The term was originally used in the late 19th to mid 20th century.

just from previous reading, off the top of my head I’d say that sometimes people do molest their own children, sad to say; some pedophiles don’t care about sex but many do; just FYI at least 1/3 of all reported child molestation is same sex - it is a fact that homosexuals are much more likely to be pedophiles than the rest of the population.

Currently people use the word “pedophile” to many anyone molesting even adolescent youths, even though it’s not technically correct.

Many people become pedos because they themselves were molested; other than that I don’t know. I try not to know more than I have to about this horrible topic.