[LPStar]

I find it hard to believe that one would go through the rigours and expense of medical school simply as a means to an end for abusing kids.

Don't forget - he obtained healthy fees during his practice, you can be sure. Doctors in the US are not known for poverty. So he combined his "interest" with an income.

[Dimensio]

Yes, but it's still quite a bit of investment prior to getting into the position of making money and having access to children. I'm inclined to believe that many cases are of pediatricians 'discovering' something as a result of their work rather than them getting into the work because of their interest in molesting children -- at least moreso than with other professions that child abusers seek out. Of course, I can't claim lots of personal experience, especially since I don't know how early into the medical education a person would need to decide to go into pediatrics rather than general practice.