paedophilia
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A Scottish Conservative spokesman also told the Daily Express that “Most Scots will find any attempt to soften the language around paedophilia in official guidance to be deeply disturbing and wrong.”
From Washington Times ● Jan. 1, 2023
How should he respond if asked about a flurry of recent attacks against Mr Bowers - that he condones paedophilia, or election fraud, or teaching children to hate America?
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2022
Conflating homosexuality with paedophilia or pornography was wrong, as was stigmatizing people, he said, adding tongue-in-cheek that himself being gay did not pose any danger to anyone.
From Reuters ● Jun. 24, 2021
The Russian legislation did not juxtapose homosexuality with paedophilia.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2021
The Maltese archbishop Charles Scicluna, a Vatican expert on paedophilia among the priesthood, will visit Poland next month, the Polish episcopate said on Thursday.
From The Guardian ● May 17, 2019
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