Meet pedophiles who mean well

Nick Devin [pseudonym] is a happily married man in his mid-60s with four grown children. "I have advanced degrees from prestigious universities, a very good job, a lot of friends and am well-respected in my community," he writes on his Web site. "In short, I have a very good life." But he's also a pedophile. While he experiences some attraction to adult women, he only fantasizes about pubescent boys - and none of his family or friends know. He says he's never acted on his desires, though.

Devin is the co-founder of a new organization for men like himself: Virtuous Pedophiles. "We do not choose to be attracted to children, and we cannot make that attraction go away," reads the group's Web site. "But we can resist the temptation to abuse children sexually, and many of us present no danger to children whatsoever." The goal of the organization is to offer support to pedophiles who want to live virtuously and to raise public awareness about the fact that such pedophiles exist.

source: Article 'Meet pedophiles who mean well' by Tracy Clark-Flory; www.salon.com/2012/07/01/meet_pedophiles_who_mean_well/; Salon.com; 1 July 2012