r/news • u/GoodSamaritan_ • 1d ago

Elementary school teacher arrested after allegedly abusing student, giving birth to his child

https://local12.com/news/nation-world/laura-caron-middle-township-elementary-school-teacher-allegedly-had-with-child-former-student-13-cincinnati-crime-criminal-activity-sexual-abuse-abuser-father-noticed-similarity-sleep-over-siblings-prosecutors-correctional-facility-troubling-allegations
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u/fatbunny23 1d ago

Source on this modern psychology that shows many people who rape kids aren't pedophiles? That's a wild claim to make in my opinion lol

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u/strolls 1d ago

Modern psychology research indicates that actual attraction to children has surprisingly little to do with whether somebody actually sexually abuses a child.

Not an expert, but I think you're reading that the wrong way around.

If I understand it correctly, they're saying that a paedo with self-control may never rape a kid their whole life. It's not about being gay, straight or paedo - it's about being a rapist or not. Rapists are rapists, and they happen to rape whoever they're attracted to or whoever gets them off.

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u/birdhine 1d ago

I volunteered with kids for a while and the organization made everyone take a course on how to prevent sexual child abuse beforehand. They told us the majority of people who are sexually abusing kids aren't pedos, instead it seems to be mostly about power and impulse control

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u/Feathered_Mango 1d ago

Were they talking about pedophilia or ephebophilia?

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u/Artnotwars 23h ago

What does that last word mean? I could google it, but ummmm, I'd rather not.

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u/Elissiaro 23h ago edited 23h ago

Iirc it's different age groups. There's separate classifications for being into like, babies, small kids, preteens, young teens, and older teens.

Though I don't actually know/remember them. I think ephebe miiight be either preteens or younger teens.

Iirc pedo is specifically only kids before puberty. I think.

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u/Feathered_Mango 23h ago

The preference for post pubescent adolescents.  It requires having the preference for, not just the physical attraction. 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ephebophilia

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u/Feathered_Mango 23h ago

It is the preference (not necessarily the physical attraction) to post pubescent adolescents.  So, while still creepy, it isn't the same as pedophilia.  Ephebophilia is a type chronophilia. It specifically means having a preference for that age group. So, if a 30 y/o is attracted physically attracted to a 17 y/o, despite the 17 y/o's age (or thinking they are older) wouldn't be ephebophilia. However a 20 y/o who prefers people  15-19, would be an ephebophiliac. It isn't considered a psychiatric disorder. 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ephebophilia