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Originally Posted by martyh
but surely if a gay man attacks a 14-15yr old its still classed as paedophilia ,i didn't think paedophiles were restricted to one sex
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No, paedophile crimes are generally classed as those against pre-teens, but in any case 'paedophile' is more of a sociological category, it's certainly not a legal one. There isn't any single offence called 'paedophilia' in law, there are a number of different offences depending on the age of the victim and the nature of the act.
Sex with a 10 year old and sex with a 15 year old are not the same thing.