[Stormieweather]

The biggest difference I see between common_criminal_A and pedophiles is that many times common criminals can be rehabilitated.

I'm by no means an expert, but everything I've read said that child molestors have almost no possibility of gaining control over their problem. All the therapy and medication in the world can't stop their attraction to small, undeveloped bodies and in many cases, once they've acted on the attraction they are unable to control themselves in the future.

On the other hand, I also know that some people labeled as 'sex offenders' are not typical child molestors. I personally know one young man who turned 18 and continued to have sex with his 15 yr old girlfriend. GF's mother had him prosecuted for statutory rape and he was convicted. He is now a registered sex offender for the rest of his life. Obviously he doesn't fit in with the group I described in the above paragraph.

Stormie