Virtuous Pedophiles

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Virtuous Pedophiles (German: virtuous pedophiles ) is the name of a 2012 founded American Online - Self-help forum for people with pedophile to encourage inclinations, which aims to one another is to commit sexual assaults on children.

approach

The more than 2000 users of the forum (as of May 2017) help each other not to get entangled in sexual activities with children and support each other in leading a life that is as normal, meaningful and responsible as possible. The forum is based on the common view that sexual contact between adults and children is wrong and always constitutes child abuse . The group also works to reduce the stigma of non-assault pedophiles. The associated website provides information on the topic.

Virtuous Pedophiles differs from other forums and groups of pedophiles by its clear position against sexual contact with children. Other groups either do not take a clear position on this point or even have the stated aim of legalizing sexual contact with children (or child pornography ). Websites with a similar focus to Virtuous Pedophiles are the German information platform Fate and Challenge and the Czech forum ČEPEK .

The two founders of Virtuous Pedophiles are active under the pseudonyms Ethan Edwards and Nick Devin and keep their identities secret due to the expected stigmatization and exclusion in the event of an outing. They got to know each other online in the online forum B4U-ACT .

reception

Virtuous Pedophiles' efforts have been positively reviewed by psychologist Jesse Bering and sexologist James Cantor of the University of Toronto Medical School that studies pedophilia. Cantor sees a great benefit in such a grouping and believes it can help prevent child sexual abuse . “You can hardly imagine someone who feels more isolated than someone who discovers a sexual interest in children. In my experience, it is precisely in such a phase of greatest desperation that the most likely thing for a pedophile to do something desperate and risk harming a child, ”says Cantor. “Mutual support among people who all share the same day-to-day struggle with their sexual desires can go a long way in removing extreme isolation, serving as a drain valve, providing an extra barrier to help pedophiles control their behavior Some therapists have also referred their patients to virtuous pedophiles.

Cantor has also repeatedly emphasized elsewhere that he considers it sensible for people with a pedophile tendency to organize themselves into self-help against abuse. In a conversation with Dan Savage the language came to the Virtuous Pedophiles forum: “The fact that socially committed pedophiles help each other to lead a happy, productive life is the best way of prevention ever!” German sexologists also emphasize that isolation and stigmatization of pedophiles People undermine child protection and prevent those affected from seeking help without fear. Klaus Michael Beier , head of the prevention project Don't become a perpetrator at the Berlin Charité , said in an interview with Spiegel : “We have to make these men an offer so that they don't get lonely and slide into depression and drug use. In this condition, the risk of sexually abusing a child increases. "

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Tracy Clarke-Flory: Meet pedophiles who mean well: The men behind VirtuousPedophiles.com are attracted to children but devoted to denying their desires . In: Salon.com , June 30, 2012. 
  2. ^ Denise Noise: Treating Pedophiles: Reasons for Cautious Optimism . In: Crime Library , December 31, 2012. 
  3. ↑ Board index . In: Virtuous Pedophiles . Retrieved May 1, 2017.
  4. ↑ a b c Laura Kane: Is pedophilia a sexual orientation? , Toronto Star , December 22, 2013.
  5. ↑ Jennifer Bleyer: How Can We Stop Pedophiles? Stop treating them like monsters , Slate (magazine) , September 24, 2012
  6. ↑ a b Dan Savage: Savage Love Podcast (episode 321) (from minute 9:30 pm) . Retrieved April 27, 2014.
  7. ↑ Fate and Challenge. Living with pedophilia , schicksal-und-herausendung.de
  8. ↑ ČEPEK
  9. ↑ Can Pedophiles Help Themselves? A Book's Provocative Take on Sexuality , The Daily Beast , Oct 18, 2013.
  10. ↑ Alan Zarembo: Many researchers taking a different view of pedophilia . In: LA Times , Jan. 14, 2013. 
  11. ↑ Savage Love Podcast, from minute 30:10
  12. ↑ Meike Fries: “The inclination must not lead to ostracism” , interview with Klaus Beier , Die Zeit online, May 6, 2010.
  13. ↑ René Pfister and Antje Windmann: Okay, that's me , interview with Klaus Michael Beier , Der Spiegel , February 24, 2014.