paedophilia
Britishnoun
Other Word Forms
- paedophiliac noun
Example Sentences
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Howie has since said his programme is a comedy show and his comment was intended as a "joke about paedophilia in the church".
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2025
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
The court said the comments stemmed from a blog and subsequent posts about a debate regarding statements by party members in the 1980s about paedophilia.
From Reuters • Feb. 2, 2022
The false accusations levelled at her range from murky acts of financial malfeasance, to bonkers conspiracy theories about paedophilia, to persistent suggestions that she mishandled email when she was secretary of state.
From The Guardian • May 15, 2020
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