Publications

Blogs and Publications

• Pedophiles About Pedophilia
• “Celibate Pedophiles”, by Ethan Edwards
• “Not A Monster”, by Todd Nickerson
• “Pensamentos Folle”, by Lucas P. Folle (Portuguese/English)
• “A Life Less Lonely”, by Leonard
• “Experts, Police, and Vigilantes Face Off Over Pedophiles on Twitter”, Jeremy Malcolm (Jan 10, 2018)
• “Tumblr is censoring prevention messages and amplifying harmful ones”, Aleska Kolja (September 9, 2018)
• “FOSTA and the alt-right are censoring speech about child protection”, Jeremy Malcolm (August 28, 2018)
• “Willful ignorance – my experience discussing pedophilia with the media”, Craig Harper (Mar 16, 2019)
• “Why we should support anti-contact paedophiles on Twitter”, Craig Harper (Dec 25, 2017)
• “Your Arguments Against Pedophiles… DEBUNKED!”, Timothy N. Fury (August 30, 2018)
• “Guest Blogger TNF: Understanding The Stigma Against Pedophiles”, TNF, The Global Prevention Project (Jan 22, 2019)
• “What are chronophilias?”, Varshesh Joshi, The Conversation (Jan 22, 2018)
• “Manga images ‘not child porn’: (Swedish) Supreme Court (June 15, 2012)
• “Can Pedophiles Change?”, lehmiller.com (Feb 04, 2019)
• IamA Psychologist who works with criminal offenders, particularly sexual offenders. AMA!”, Reddit AskMeAnything (April 02, 2016)
• “Ben Kirssens speech to 500 young pedophiles” (Feb 21, 2015)
• “Pessimism about pedophilia”, Harvard Health Publishing (July 2010)
• “Performative Rage Over Pedophilia Doesn’t Protect Kids” (Sep 13, 2020)

Other Websites

• Virtuous Pedophiles, a website for non-offending, anti-contact pedophiles (fill in contact form to access peer support forum)
• B4U-ACT, organization to educate mental health providers and promote access to mental health support for MAPs, with a peer support forum for MAPs and support options for friends and relatives
• Christian Pedophile, a website for Christian pedophiles
• Cepek, Czeck site for non-offending pedophiles
• The Primary Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse, site with resources about preventing CSA

Books

• “Pedophilia and sexual offending against children: Theory, assessment, and intervention.”, Seto, M. (2008)
• “Understanding and Addressing Adult Sexual Attraction to Children”, Good, S (2009)
• “Child Molesters: A Behavioral Analysis”, Kenneth V. Lanning (2010)
• “The Trauma Myth: The Truth About the Sexual Abuse of Children and Its Aftermath”, Clancy, S. (2011)
• “Pedophiles in Society”, Goode, S. (2011)
• “Rehabiltating Sexual Offenders: A Strength-Based Approach”, William L. Marshall (2011)
• “Internet Sex Offenders”, Seto, M. (2013)
• “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5)”, American Psychiatric Association (2013)
• “Perv: The Sexual Deviant in All of Us”, Bering, J. (2014)
• “Terminology Guidelines for the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse”, Susanna Greijer and Jaap Doek (2016)
• “Virtuous Pedophiles”, Gary Gibson (2018)
• “Past the Dark Field”, Sheila van den Heuvel-Collins (2019)

Interviews, Documentaries, and Podcasts

• “Brain Research and pedophilia What it Means for Assessment Treatment and Policy” with Michael C. Seto and James Cantor (2011)
• “Outing”, Documentary (Trailer) (April 27, 2012)
• “Living with pedophilia”, interview with Max Weber from VirPed (May 25, 2013)
• “Mysteries of the Mind: The Pedophile’s Brain (HD)”, with James Cantor (Jan 21, 2014)
• “Tarred and Feathered”, This American Life podcast, interview with Adam (Apr 11, 2014)
• “Cyberbullies, Mass Media and Pedophiles”, radio program featuring Luke Malone (Jun 16, 2014)
• “Born that way?”, CBC Radio program featuring James Cantor and Paul Fedoroff (Sep 4, 2014)
• “Exploring Options to Help Pedophiles”, radio interview with Gary Gibson (Sep 17, 2014)
• “The Paedophile Next Door”, UK documentary (Nov 25, 2014)
• “Daniel’s World”, Czech documentary (Trailer) (Feb 19, 2015)
• “Pedophilia: Myths, Realities and Treatments”, with Fred Berlin (Mar 12, 2015)
• “Lived Experiences of Young Adults Attracted to Minors”, panel discussion at the Moore Center 2015 Symposium with Luke Malone and two VirPed members (Jun 5, 2015)
• “The Nature of Paedophilia”, BBC Radio (Jul 13, 2015)
• “Dr. Drew talks to author of controversial pedophile essay”, interview with Todd Nickerson (Sep 23, 2015)
• “Pedophilia with Psychological Assessment, Incorporated”, by Security Guy Radio (Dec 2, 2015)
• “Our Little Secret”, Matthewswood Entertainment Documentary (Feb 7, 2017)
• “I, Pedophile”, CBC documentary (Mar 2016)
• “How do we protect our children from the unspeakable?”, TEDx Talk with Luke Broomhall (Apr 1, 2016)
• “Joe Rogan on pedophilia”, a discussion of pedophilia on Joe Rogan’s show (May 22, 2016)
• “The Science of Pedophilia”, Sickboy Podcast with James Cantor (Jun 5, 2016)
• “Episode #44 - Todd Nickerson”, interview with Todd Nickerson in The Dark Room Podcast (Aug 15, 2016))
• “I am Attracted to Children”, documentary on Calatonian TV3 (w/ English subtitles) (Nov 13, 2016)
• “Inside the Life of a Virtuous Pedophile”, with Todd Nickerson (Nov 16, 2016)
• “To MAP Humanity”, with Todd Nickerson (Jan 6, 2017)
• “Who are Virtuous Pedophiles”, with Gary Gibson (Jan 11, 2017)
• “I’m Standing by My ‘Paedophile’ Husband”, with Tabitha Abel (Gary Gibson’s wife) (Jan 11, 2017)
• “My Husband Is Attracted To Little Girls But I’m Standing By Him”, Dr Phil Show with Gary Gibson (Jan 23, 2017)
• “Why Pedophilia and Child Abuse Aren’t the Same Thing”, with Craig Harper (Feb 11, 2017)
• “We need to talk about pedophiles”, Jim Brown, CBC Radio (Feb 19, 2017)
• “When Sexual Desires Become Dangerous w/ Dr. James Cantor”, Turn Me On podcast (Apr 26, 2017)
• “The Man Who Dares to Bring Science & Humanity to the World of ‘Monsters’”, interview with James Cantor (Jun 18, 2017)
• “Why pedophiles are different from child molesters (Dr Eve explains)”, The Eusebius McKaiser Show (Jun 23, 2017)
• “DSM & Pedophilia - Strange Bedfellow”, interview with James Cantor (Jun 30, 2017)
• “The young pedophiles who say they don’t abuse children”, BBC (Sep 11, 2017)
• “Child sexual abuse is preventable, not inevitable”, Elizabeth Letourneau, TEDMED (Sep 12, 2017)
• “Interview with a Female Anti-Contact Pedophile named ‘Emma’”, The Prevention Podcast (Jan 1, 2018)
• “Treating Pedophilia”, Psychology in Seattle, with Kate Stewart from Modern Therapy Seattle (Feb 19, 2018)
• “Pedophilia Explained”, The Science of Sex podcast, with James Cantor (Apr 11, 2018)
• “Let’s be mature about pedophilia”, Madeleine van der Bruggen, TEDx Sittard Geleen (Apr 23, 2018)
• “Is there such a thing as a ‘Virtous Pedophile’?”, The Feed (May 2, 2018)
• “Why our pecerption of pedophilia has to change”, Mirjam Heine, TEDx University of Würzburg (June 11, 2018)
• “Childhood Sexual Abuse Survivor Interviews a Pedophile - Part 1 of 3”, Living Beyond Abuse (Sep 1, 2018)
• “Childhood Sexual Abuse Survivor Interviews a Pedophile - Part 2 of 3”, Living Beyond Abuse (Sep 2, 2018)
• “The truth about paedophilia”, The Signal, ABC (May 13, 2019)
• “Can you fix a paedophile?”, The Signal, ABC (May 15, 2019)
• The Prevention Podcast
• “Sex, Human Rights, and CSA Prevention”, Prostasia Foundation podcast
• “A MAPs Journey” podcast
• “The Men Who Call Themselves Non-Offending Pedophiles”

Press and Articles

• “Gold-Star Pedophiles”, Dan Savage, The Stranger (Feb 4, 2010)
• “Another Gold-Star Pedophile”, Dan Savage, The Stranger ( Mar 7, 2012)
• “Do pedophiles deserve sympathy?”, James Cantor, CNN (Jun 21, 2012)
• “Meet pedophiles who mean well: The men behind VirtuousPedophiles.com are attracted to children but devoted to denying their desires”, Tracy Clark-Flory, Salon.com (Jun 30, 2012)
• “Born This Way: Sympathy and Science for Those Who Want to Have Sex with Children”, Cord Jefferson, Gawker.com (Sep 7, 2012)
• “The Science of Pedophilia: Is It a Sexual Orientation?”, Makini Brice, Medical Daily (Sep 7, 2012)
• “How Can We Stop Pedophiles? Stop treating them like monsters”, Jennifer Bleyer, Slate.com (Sep 24, 2012)
• “Sandusky Will Die in Prison, and We Talked To A Pedophilia Expert”, Vinnie Rotondaro, Vice (Oct 9, 2012)
• “Paedophilia: Bringing Dark Desires To Light”, Jon Henley, The Guardian (Jan 2, 2013)
• “Many researchers taking a different view of pedophilia”, Alan Zarembo (Jan 14, 2013)
• “The Science of Sex Abuse. Is it right to imprison people for heinous crimes they have not yet committed?”, Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker (Jan 14, 2013)
• “Pedophilia, Preemptive Imprisonment, and the Ethics of Predisposition”, Kyle Edwards, Practical Ethics, University of Oxford (Jan 21, 2013)
• “Are Some Men Born Pedophiles? New Science Says Yes, But Sexologists Say Not So Fast”, Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet (Jan 21, 2013)
• “Happy Birthday, Virtuous Pedophiles!”, James Cantor, Sexology Today Blog (Jul 15, 2013)
• “The Missing Link Between Pedophiles and the Rest of Us”, Alice Dreger, Pacific Standard (Jul 16, 2013)
• “A prevention-first approach to child sexual abuse”, Elizabeth Letourneau, The Baltimore Sun (Aug 6, 2013)
• “I, Pedophile”, David Goldberg, The Atlantic (Aug 26, 2013)
• “What Can Be Done About Pedophilia?, Alice Dreger, The Atlantic (Aug 26, 2013)
• “Not All Pedophiles Have Mental Disorder, American Psychiatric Association Says In New DSM”, Hunter Stuart, The Huffington Post (Nov 1, 2013)
• “Is Pedophilia a Sexual Orientation?”, Laura Kane, Toronto Star (Dec 22, 2013)
• “Inside the mind of a pedophile”, Martin McKenzie-Murray, The Saturday Paper (May 10, 2014)
• “Study Finds Pedophiles' Brains Wired to Find Children Attractive”, Charlotte Lytton, Daily Beast (May 23, 2014)
• “Virtuous Pedophiles group gives support therapy cannot”, Amber Hildebrandt, CBC News (Jul 18, 2014)
• “The Pedophiles Who Didn’t Want to Hurt Children”, Choire Sicha, The Awl (Aug 11, 2014)
• “You’re 16. You’re a Pedophile. You Don’t Want to Hurt Anyone. What Do You Do Now?”, Luke Malone, Matter (Aug 11, 2014)
• “Should we do more to help paedophiles?”, Rebecca Roache, Practical Ethics, University of Oxford (Aug 12, 2014)
• “Pedophilia: A Disorder, Not a Crime”, Margo Kaplan, The New York Times (Oct 5, 2014)
• “We Need to Make It Easier for Pedophiles To Seek Help”, Elizabeth Letourneau, Time (Oct 10, 2014)
• “I Am A Paedophile: Is Our Approach To Sex Offenders Helping To Create More Victims?”, Steve Humphries, The Independent (Nov 24, 2014)
• “When Society mistakes pedophiles for molesters”, Kate Ferguson, dw.com (Dec 12, 2014)
• “Virtuous pedophiles exist”, Kelly Babchisin, NextGenForensic (Dec 19, 2014)
• “Can you stop a paedophile before they even start?”, Dominic Hurst, BBC News (Feb 4, 2015)
• “5 Ways We Misunderstand Pedophilia (That Makes it Worse)”, Robert Evans, Cracked.com (Feb 8, 2015)
• “How Precision in Language Can Help Prevent Sexual Abuse”, Kelly Babchishin, Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment (Feb 20, 2015)
• “Child Celibate: Understanding Non-Offending Pedophilia”, Alexander McBride Wilson, Lens Culture (May 2015)
• “In Germany, they treat paedophiles as victims… not offenders”, Rose Troup Buchanan, The Independent (Jul 14, 2015)
• “Facing Disturbing Truths About Pedophilia Could Help Us Keep Kids Safer”, Brian Whitney, Pacific Standard (Jul 16, 2015)
• “As courts censure civil detention practices, is it time for professionals to speak up?”, David Prescott, Forensic Psychologist (Sep 14, 2015)
• “I’m a pedophile, but not a monster”, Todd nickerson, Salon.com (archive.is) (Sep 21, 2015)
• “I’m a Pedophile, You’re the Monsters”, Todd Nickerson, Salon.com (archive.is) (Sep 30, 2015)
• “How Germany treats paedophiles before they offend”, Kate Connolly, The Guardian (Oct 16, 2015)
• “The pedophile I could not help”, Debra Soh, Saloncom (Oct 27, 2015)
• “Sympathy for the Deviant”, Jennifer Bleyer, Psychology Today (Nov 3, 2015)
• “Are paedophiles' brains wired differently?”, BBC News Magazine (Nov 24, 2015)
• “Of People and Pedophiles”, Sean Smith, The Varsity Magazine (Nov 28, 2015)
• “Stigma and non-offending pedophiles”, Ian McPhail, NextGenForensic (Jan 10, 2016)
• “Can Child Dolls Keep Pedophiles from Offending?”, Roc Morin, The Atlantic (Jan 11, 2016)
• “Can Virtual Sex Prevent Pedophiles from Harming Children in Real Life?”, Cecilia D’Anastasio, Broadly (Jan 14, 2016)
• “Realizing You’re A Pedophile Can Make you Want To Kill Yourself”, Paul Willis, Vice (Jan 15, 2016)
• “Sentencing Memorandum in Case Involving Child Pornography”, Jack Weinstein, US District Court, Easten NY (Jan 21, 2016)
• “Should this man go to prison for buying a child sex doll?”, Kristen Brown, Fusion (Feb 1, 2016)
• “For Looking at Child Porn, a Judge Imposes a Sentence of Days Rather Than Years”, Jacob Sullum, Reason.com (Feb 1, 2016)
• “DARK NET: The ‘Virtuous’ Online Pedophile Forums”, Ian Frisch, Vocativ (Feb 3, 2016)
• “Newfoundland’s Child Sex Doll Trial Raises Uncomfortable Questions About Pedophilia and the Law”, Dorian Geiger, Vice (Feb 25, 2016)
• “What should we do about paedophiles?”, Sophie Elmhirst, The Guardian (Mar 1, 2016)
• “I, Pedophile dares to empathize”, Martin Knelman, The Star (Mar 9, 2016)
• “Tackling A Tough Subject: Why I Made a Documentary About Pedophiles”, Matthew Campea, CBC FirstHand (Mar 10, 2016)
• “Four Misconceptions About Pedophiles”, CBC FirstHand (Mar 10, 2016)
• “Berlin doc terms pedophilia a sexual orientation”, The Times of India (Mar 10, 2016)
• “The List”, Sarah Stillman, The New Yorker (Mar 14, 2016)
• “Non-Offending Pedophiles Suffer From Isolation”, Robert Muller, PhD, Psychology Today (Mar 17, 2016)
• “Paedophilia a ‘sexual orientation - like being straight or gay’”, Ian Johnston, Independent (Apr 3, 2016)
• “A coming out that has to remain a secret”, Ben Kirssen (Apr 13, 2016)
• “How Should Society Handle Pedophiles Who Haven’t Hurt Anyone?”, Jesse Singal (Apr 13, 2016)
• “How is Pedophilia a Health Issue?”, Ruby Prosser Scully, The Medical Republic (Apr 29, 2016)
• “Beyond Choice & Reason: Non-Offending Pedophilia”, Alexander McBride Wilson, Flint Magazine (May 1, 2016)
• “Can paedophilia really be cured with drugs?”, Belinda Winder, The Conversation (May 17, 2016)
• "‘Virtuous Pedophiles’ Put Therapists In An Ethical Catch-22”, Tracy Clark-Flory, Vocativ (May 23, 2016)
• “Disclosing a sexual interest in children to others: The experience of a non-offending pedophile”, Ian McPhail interview with @ender, NextGenForensic (Jun 12, 2016)
• “Is Paedophilia A New Sexual Orientation?”, Chester Frampton, Wessex Scene (Jun 15, 2016)
• “Should We Lift the Stigma on ‘Virtuous Pedophiles’?”, Sherry Colb, Verdict (Jul 12, 2016)
• “First, save the children”, The Economist (Aug 11, 2016)
• “Mandatory Reporting Consultation”, StopSO (Aug 27, 2016)
• “Shedding light on the dark field”, The Economist (Aug 13, 2016)
• “What It’s Like to Be a Celibate Pedophile”, Alexa Tsoulis-Reay, Science of Us (Aug 18, 2016)
• “Preventing Child Abuse: How To Work With Paedophiles To Stop The First Crime From Happening”, Jilet Grayson, The Huffington Post (Aug 26, 2016)
• “Counterpoint: After Jacob, work harder to prevent child sexual abuse”, Elizabeth Letourneau, Star Tribune (Sep 8, 2016)
• “A Different Perspective for Stopping Child Sexual Abuse”, Elizabeth Letourneau, Psychology Today (Sep 11, 2016)
• “He Is A Pedophile, But That Does Not Make Him A Child Molester”, Juliet Grayson, The Huffington Post (Sep 18, 2016)
• “Should we care when Paedophiles are murdered?”, Cursed E (Sep 21, 2016)
• “Why Would Someone Choose to Be a Monster?”, Simon Lewsen, The Walrus (Sep 28, 2016)
• “Brains of paedophiles who abuse children are different to those who do not, scientists discover”, Ian Johnston, The Independent (Oct 25, 2016)
• “Inside The Brain Of A Pedophile: MRI Scans Reveal Differences In Those Who Harm Children And Those Who Do Not”, Dana Dovey, Medical Daily (Oct 25, 2016)
• “Model project for pedophiles saved”, DW.com (Oct 25, 2016)
• “He’s a ‘Good Pedophile’”, Chantal McCulligh, Anxiety Gone (Oct 27, 2016)
• "‘Virtuous pedophile’ who admits being attracted to children but has never abused anyone is trying to encourage others in his situation to come forward", Julian Robinson, Mail Online (Nov 17, 2016)
• “Self-confessed paedophile calims he’s ETHICAL for not abusing children - and wants to change society’s views on his sexual desires”, Tom Midlane & Anthony Bond, The Mirror (Nov 17, 2016)
• “Here’s a Weird New Discovery About Pedophiles”, Jesse Singal (Nov 23, 2016)
• “Can Programs Like ‘Help Wanted’ Prevent Child Sexual Abuse?”, Elizabeth Letourneau, Psychology Today (Dec 12, 2016)
• "‘Comfortably out’ paedophile says he chooses not to act on his urges but fantasizes about children", Jon Sharman, The Independent (Jan 7, 2017)
• “Who is Gary Gibson and what is a ‘virtuous paedophile’?”, Maryse Godden, The Sun (Jan 11, 2017)
• “Paedophiles need help, not condemnation - I should know”, BBC Three (Feb 10, 2017)
• “British wife of ‘virtuous paedophile’ who is attracted to girls as young as SIX still loves him and plans to stick by him”, Tom Gillespie, The Sun (Feb 15, 2017)
• “We need to talk about pedophiles”, Jim Brown, CBC Radio (Feb 19, 2017)
• “Salon Shouldn’t Have Unpublished Its Article by a Pedophile Author”, Jesse Singal (Feb 22, 2017)
• “To stop paedophiles, we need to help them. But no one wants to hear that”, Deborah Orr, The Guardian (Feb 28, 2017)
• “To prevent child sex abuse, paedophilia needs to be recognised as mental disorder”, RN Bhaskar, The Free Press Journal (Mar 8, 2017)
• “Paedophilia is ‘fate, not a choice’, leading scientist claims”, Tom Embury-Dennis, The Independent (Mar 14, 2017)
• “Paedophilia is a fate and not a choice, German doctor says”, Divya Chandrababu, The Times of India (Mar 14, 2017)
• “The Unjust, Irrational, and Unconstitutional Consequences of Pedophilia Panic”, Jacob Sullum, Reason (Mar 15, 2017)
• “Child Sex Dolls Are Horrifying - But Some Say They Prevent Abuse”, Tracy Clark-Flory, Vocativ (Mar 16, 2017)
• “Challenging societal negativity towards paedophiles”, Craig Harper and Ross Bartels, NextGenForensic (Mar 26, 2017)
• “An Uncomfortable Truth Under Scope: What Causes Pedophilia?”, Mr. Peppermint, Onedio (Apr 24, 2017)
• “My grown up son just told me he is sexually attracted to children”, Dr. Sarah Goode, NetDoctor (Jun 8, 2017)
• “Shocking study shows just half of those who watch child porn are paedophiles”, Jon Rogers and Monical Pallenberg, Express (Jul 10, 2017)
• “Two paedophiles speak: What it’s like to be born in a body with a ‘cursed’ mind.”, Michelle Andrews, Mamamia (Sep 2, 2017)
• “The young paedophiles who say they don’t abuse children”, Catherine Burns, BBC (Sep 11, 2017)
• “What it’s like to be a paedophile”, Kelan Mahon, The Overtke (Dec 7, 2017)
• “Is attraction to an age group another kind of sexual orientation?”, Michael C. Seto, The Conversation (Jan 23, 2018)
• “Online Support Groups Can Keep Pedophiles From Offending but They Keep Getting Shut Down”, Katie Herzog, The Stranger (July 20, 2018)
• “Jeffrey Epstein Is a Horrifying Person, But That Doesn’t Mean He’s a Pedophile”, Katie Herzog, The Stranger (July 15, 2019)
• “Nottingham academic says non-offending paedophile community is ‘essential’ to help stop offenders”, Charlie Wolfe & Hannah Mitchell, Nottingham News (June 4, 2019)
• “Loli, Anime Images Don’t Lead To Sexual Assault Against Real Children, Says Danish Report”, oneangrygamer.net (March 10, 2019)
• “Child abuse viewers should avoid prosecution, report suggests”, BBC News (June 10, 2019)
• “Twitter’s policy toward ‘pedophiles’ is key in crime prevention”, Earl Yarington, Baltimore Post-Examiner (Jan 20, 2020)
• “How paedophile hunters make things worse for the children they want to protect”, Jenny Wiltshire, The Independent (Jan 11, 2019)
• “Kent Police say paedophile hunters should stop”, BBC England Local News (May 23, 2017)
• “Can Virtual Sex Prevent Pedophiles from Harming Children in Real Life?”, Cecilia D’Anastasio, VICE (Jan 14, 2016)
• “Here’s a Weird New Discovery About Pedophiles”, Jesse Singal (Nov 23, 2016)
• “Britain Has a Hotline for Pedophiles Who Don’t Want to Hurt Anyone”, Jesse Singal (Sept 12, 2016)
• “Pedophiles, Hebephiles, and Ephebophiles, Oh My: Erotic Age Orientation”, Jesse Bering (July 1, 2009)
• Danish Report Discredits Link Between Cartoons and Child Sex Abuse (July 25, 2012)
• Report: Cartoon paedophilia harmless (July 23, 2012)
• Letter signed by 60+ Researchers and clinicians in support of Dr Allyn Walker and their research

Twitter

• The growing MAP community makes it harder for predators
• Peer support is important
• Misconceptions about minor-attraction and mental health
• History of the usage of the term “MAP”
• B4UACT Twitter thread about the origins of the term “MAP”
• Is Pedophilia a Sexual Orientation

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