[...Most criminal profiles will tell you the vast majority
of child killers and sadistic tortures are NOT pedophiles...]
Do you have the facts to back up that statement?
The word "Pedophile" is Latin for "Child Love". Pedophiles are ususally immature, ordinarly harmless individuals who have a hidden and very sick fixation to have sexual pleasure with children. Do you want to kill or torture someone you have a sexual fixation for? Typical examples of Pedophiles are singer Michael Jackson (seduces 12 year old boys), victorian era author Lewis Carroll (got off on photographing nude pre-prebucent girls), and teacher Mary Kay Letorrnal (left husband for 12 yaer old boy). In all three cases, they're depraved individuals and sick minded puppies, but they'd probably rather slit their wrists than "harm" their little "lover" physically. Saying a child killer is a typical pedophile is like saying Eileen Wornos was a typical lesbian.
If you want to protect your kids from baby rapists, here are some statictics you may want to educate yourself about:
http://faculty.ncwc.edu/toconnor/428/428examsample.htm
http://www.ncmec.org/en_US/publications/NC70.pdf
Myths and Facts About Child Sex Abuse
http://crime.suite101.com/discussion.cfm/2210
Myth – All sex offenders are child molesters and all child molesters are predators.
Fact – The FBI-UCR, National Crime Victimization Survey reveals that only 23% of sex crimes are against someone under 18; and the Bureau of Justice Statistics shows that predators represent around three percent of all sex offenders and child killers are less than one percent of all sex offenders.
Myth – All child molesters are pedophiles.
Fact – Pedophile means someone attracted to and obsesses of pre-pubescent children. Studies by the U.S Department of Health and Human Services show that less than twenty-nine percent of sex offenses are against children under age twelve.
Myth – Strangers are lurking at school bus stops or around playgrounds looking for children to molest.
Fact – According to all reliable resources, around 90% of all child molestation cases involve someone who is a family member, or someone who is close to or trusted by the family.
Myth – Depraved adults commit all sex crimes.
Fact – Over 40% of sex crimes committed against someone under 18 are by a juvenile; most are consensual sex by teenagers, others are older siblings acting out against a relative .
http://www.keepyourchildsafe.org/child-safety-facts.asp
Research done by our organization indicates as many as 1 out of 20 adults has active pedophile thoughts or tendencies
Recent studies are beginning to show that boys, not girls, are more likely to be sexually abused outside of the home.
In a study done by our organization of several hundred middle class families, not one parent scored high enough on prevention methods or sexual abuse knowledge to provide adequate protection to their children
About half of all molestations occur at the hands of a parent. The others occur at the hands of someone close to the child other than a parent. Less than 1 percent of all sexual abuse occurs at the hands of a stranger or abductor.
In our general observations of online pedophiles, groups usually consisted of about 15-20 percent females.
As many as 60 percent of male victims report a female as either the primary abuser or a participant in some episodes of abuse.
http://www.catholicity.com/commentary/hudson/tenmyths.html
Pedophilia is a particular type of compulsive sexual disorder in which an adult (man or woman) desires prepubescent children. The vast majority of the clerical sex-abuse scandals now coming to light do not involve pedophilia. Rather, they involve ephebophilia -- homosexual attraction to adolescents. While the total number of sexual abusers in the priesthood is much higher than those guilty of pedophilia, it still amounts to less than 2 percent -- comparable to the rate among married men (Jenkins, Pedophiles and Priests).
http://ezinearticles.com/?Pedophilia-or-Ephebophilia--The-Truth&id=25340
The media reported the Michael Jackson case incessantly for the duration of his trial. What was tragically lacking are the facts regarding pedophiles/ephebophiles and sexual child abuse. Studies reveal 62% of girls and 31% of boys will be sexually abused by age 18—considered low based on health services. 80% are sexually abused by a family member; 19% are abused by someone the child knows and trusts; government statistics reveal 1% are abused by strangers.
The unbelievable truth: Pedophiles/Ephebophiles conduct themselves as average and ordinary to the world. He or she may be a leader in the church; the community; or business. Pedophiles/ephebophiles seldom fit a classic stereotype—education, socioeconomic status, career or culture. Furthermore, sexual abuse/incest is more difficult to believe or accept when the person we like, admire, love, and/or marry is the perpetrator. This is precisely why Jackson’s family, fans and the uninformed can unequivocally believe he could not possibly be an Ephebophile—sexual attraction to adolescents.
Even more frightening Pedophiles/Ephebophiles do not hold beliefs reflecting society’s moral and ethical values. Therefore, coupled with t he child’s innocence and trust of the abuser usually pressure or violence is seldom required. Thus, the perpetrator can unequivocally state, “I love children. Never-ever. I could never harm a child or anyone. It’s not in my heart. It’s not who I am.” --Michael Jackson, 1993