Roy Moore is, on the other hand, a blend of Hebephilia and Ephebophilia.
- Hebephilia: “the strong, persistent sexual interest by adults in pubescent (early adolescent) children, which is typically ages 11–14”
- Ephebophilia is having “primary sexual interest in mid-to-late adolescents, generally ages 15 to 19”.
- Pedophilia is being attracted to pre-pubescent children.
So, when it comes to scientific discussions, Roy Moore’s creepy, highly disturbing, immoral, and, well, outright illegal (at least in some cases) pursuit of teenage (typically under 18 years old) girls is not ‘pedophilia’ (since youngest known case (as I understand it) is 14-year old girl) but either late state Hebephilia or Ephebophilia.
So, when it comes to medical examination en route a prison cell, the psychiatrist would not note Roy Moore as a pedophile in his diagnosis. Though, the simple truth: still disgusting and meriting prison time rather a government salary.
Notes:
- This is the scientific definitions. In common use, “however, the term pedophilia is commonly used by the general public to refer to any sexual interest in minors below the legal age of consent, regardless of their level of physical or mental development.”
- There are very few ‘good’ things that have resulted from the Trump-ista dystopia that we have descended into (actually, which the GOP has dragged us into). One of those few, learning new vocabulary. For example, it wasn’t until just about a year ago that I learned the term Kakistocracy. To be honest, I really wish that I (and all of us) hadn’t had reason to learn the differentiation between pedophilia, hebephilia and ephebophilia