I would say that is true, provided he never acts out on it. However, the moment he touches a child, he becomes a monster and needs to be dealt with how monsters should be dealt with.
Yes, I do understand the intent of the article is not to simply explain the struggle of a damaged human being who may be struggling with a temptation that he has through no fault of his own, but to normalize a sick view of the world.
I don’t believe for a second that he hasn’t done it yet. He’s brazen enough to admit to having the desires, he already rationalises that ot doesn’t make him a monster, I believe he’s already molested.