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While the subject is charged, this is sort of like asking if it is legal to have cancer. There is no law against being a pedophile, however acting upon the impulses is often very illegal.
Many people are pedophiles. Acting on the impulses however, is illegal. Pedophilia is an exlusive attraction to children below adolescence. A person can not help that. They can only choose to act on it or not. That would constitute child sexual abuse, which is illegal
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Are Nudist teen videos legal?
In the US, they are, to an extent. Nudist pictures and videos were upheld as legal by the supreme court. However, the decision that makes them legal also sets up rules governing their use. For one such exception: If they were found in the home of a suspected pedophile, for instance, they would be considered pornographic.
Is it illegal for a 12 year old to date a 18 year old?
Not illegal just frowned up on. It's the parents who decide. A 18yo being romantically or sexually interested in a prepubescent girl can be a pedophile.
At what age difference is someone considered a pedophile by law?
There is no such thing as a "pedophile" legally. The legal terms for sexual activity involving underage minors include "child sexual abuse", "statutory rape", "sexual abuse of a minor" and "sexual assault". According to the American Psychiatric Association, a pedophile is an adult or an adolescent aged 16 or older who is primarily attracted to prepubescent children (generally aged 13 and under). In order for one to be classified as a pedophile, there must be a 5 year age difference between the pedophile and his/her preferred partners. If you are talking about the age difference in which someone is considered off limits to have relations with, that will depend on the jurisdiction you are in. In many countries/states, there are close-in-age exemptions that exclude punishments for sex with underage minors if the older partner is close in age. For example, in Canada, the age of consent is 16, but those aged 14-15 may have relations with partners no older than four years than them. There are no close in age exemptions in jurisdictions such as California and the UK.
Is it legal for a 32 year old women to date a 16 year old boy in North Carolina?
Dating is legal but the parents will have to be OK with it since he is a minor. The big age difference though, where he is still a child and she is old enough to be his mother, could indicate she is a pedophile and the CPS might get interested in this. The age of consent is 16 unless she works in a school, then it is 18.
Legal reasons for being barred?
criminal conduct
What was Michael Jackson accused of?
Being a pedophile
Is it legally for a 22-year-old man to talk to 17-year-old girl in Michigan?
NO! It is absolutely NOT LEGALLY. THat is called being a pedophile. 1. just for talking to her? 2. shes 17, above the age of consent therefore it is legal and hes not a pedophile.
Is stocking illegal?
yes stocking is illigal, its just like being a pedophile.
What is a female pedophile called?
a female pedophile is called just that a female pedophile.
What Do you get a 12 year old girl?
You get her the best present ever: STOP BEING A PEDOPHILE.
Is the gospel singer Carmelo Domenic Licciardello gay and a pedophile and heroine addict?
He is a straight Christian man who did not marry. He also does not do drugs. As for being a pedophile, there is no evidence to support this one way or the other.
Im 43 going out with a girl of nearly 19 does that make you a pedophile?
No, it doesn't. She is over legal age (18 years old)
Is Pope Emeritus Benedict a pedophile?
No he is not and never has been a pedophile.
What actors and actresses appeared in Pedophile Beards - 2008?
The cast of Pedophile Beards - 2008 includes: Jonathan Lajoie as Pedophile
What does a pedophile mean?
A pedophile is an adult who is sexually attracted to pre-pubertal children.
Why did the government make a law called pedophile?
There is not a law called "pedophile."There are a number of laws in a number of jurisdictions making child molestation and statutory rape a crime.Added: A legal text definition of a pedophile follows:"Pedophiles are people with a sexual atraction to children. Acts, such as taking sexually explicit photographs, molesting children and exposing one's genitalia to children, are all crimes.
Is Pope Benedict a pedophile?
No, he is not a pedophile. Many people are angry with Pope Benedict because they feel he should have given a harsher punishment to priests who were found to be pedophiles.No, the pope is not a pedophile.
