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paedophile

/ ˈpiːdəʊˌfaɪl /

noun

  1. a person who is sexually attracted to children

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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On the issue of deportation, he was asked about the example of a Brazilian paedophile who successfully claimed he would be treated worse in a Brazilian prison than he would in a British prison.

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Billionaire Elon Musk and Prince Andrew are named in new files released by Congressional Democrats that relate to the late convicted paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.

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Delaying publication of a report into how a paedophile head teacher abused girls is "re-traumatising" people, according to a solicitor.

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Publication of a report into how a paedophile head teacher sexually abused girls has been postponed just hours before it was due to be released.

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A man who claimed a paedophile priest groomed and abused him at a school in Newry city is to receive £170,000 in damages.

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