Virtuous Pedophiles and Vicious Circles

Sin, sickness, and tragic flaws

Few people are more loathed than pedophiles.  Child molesters are at the bottom of the prison totem pole. Registered sex offenders regularly face harassment, homelessness and violence.  And the shame of the "Pedophile Island" scandal drove Jeffrey Epstein to assisted suicide.

We agree on very little nowadays, but there is near-universal sentiment that pe…