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October 22nd, 2007, 9:26:27 PM
Mon Oct 22, 3:15 PM
OTTAWA (AFP) - Shorter men are more likely to be sexually attracted to children than their taller peers, according to a new Canadian study of the biological roots of pedophilia.
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This is likely the result of exposure to "pre-birth conditions" that affected pedophiles' physical development, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health reported in "Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment."
"This research does not mean that pedophiles are not criminally responsible for their behavior," said lead researcher James Cantor.
"But the discovery of biological markers for pedophilia has important implications for future study and possibly treatment."
By analyzing the files of over 1,000 men who were assessed for pedophilia or other sexual disorders in Toronto between 1995 and 2006, researchers observed that pedophilic males were two centimeters (0.8 inches) shorter on average than males who were not sexually attracted to children.
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/canada_pedophilia_research
OTTAWA (AFP) - Shorter men are more likely to be sexually attracted to children than their taller peers, according to a new Canadian study of the biological roots of pedophilia.
ADVERTISEMENT
click here
This is likely the result of exposure to "pre-birth conditions" that affected pedophiles' physical development, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health reported in "Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment."
"This research does not mean that pedophiles are not criminally responsible for their behavior," said lead researcher James Cantor.
"But the discovery of biological markers for pedophilia has important implications for future study and possibly treatment."
By analyzing the files of over 1,000 men who were assessed for pedophilia or other sexual disorders in Toronto between 1995 and 2006, researchers observed that pedophilic males were two centimeters (0.8 inches) shorter on average than males who were not sexually attracted to children.
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/canada_pedophilia_research