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First, you think a 14-year-old retarded boy being not 'unwilling' I find that rather callous in the extreme, that doesnt make it any less *statutory* rape.

I guess if a pedophile could make a 9 year old say 'yes', that's okay in your book?!? That is the NAMBLA thinking and very destructive.

"The majority of pedophiles are heterosexual, as are the majority of pedophilic acts."

lets see around 2-4% of general population is homosexual, yet around 25-40% of pedophilia cases, in many instances the worst kinds, are homosexual. Why are you trying to evade the obvious distinctions?

see this article for example:

http://www.dadi.org/mpw_qtx2.htm

"The data from Gomes-Schwartz must now be seen in a different light. While only 5% of the population, gay males account for approximately 22% of the molested children. (The percentage of perpetrators who are female is negligible). If gays were no more active as child abusers than heterosexuals, then we would expect only about 5% of the victims to be boys molested by men. Instead we see that the proportion of victims of this type is more than four times greater than 5%. These findings are corroborated by Wurtele and Miller-Perrin, who report that from 24% to 40% of the child victims referred to treatment were boys.23 This disproportionality ought, at the very least, to inspire more thorough investigation by researchers. Instead it appears that, among those who should be taking professional responsibility for documenting and treating this problem, the data collection procedures and classification schemes currently gaining favor are obstructing politically neutral inquiry and leading to the demonization of heterosexual males."

From the article linked previously ...

"Rushfeldt stresses that pedophiles come in both homosexual and heterosexual forms, but there are differences between the two that need to be understood. "Do you treat the cocaine addict the same way you treat the alcoholic? If a priest abuses young boys, that's a homosexual act, and we have to recognize it as such if we want to help him."

Asked why the link exists in the first place, Rushfeldt, a former addiction counsellor, says part of the answer lies in the availability of sex. "Sex addicts generally need instant gratification. They have a very low threshold for delaying gratification, and it's much easier to manipulate a young boy into having sex than it is to manipulate another man." He adds that homosexual pedophilia is influenced by other factors as well.

"There's a distinct quality about male homosexuality that gay men tend to be attracted to young, good-looking guys. Another part of pedophilia's appeal is the power the pedophile feels in manipulating the boy. It's a combination of things."