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Ephebephilia is the attraction to adolescents between the ages of 13 & 17. Ephebephilia really only becomes a problem, when you develop sexual urges towards an adolescent, or it you act on those urges (molesting someone).
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While some adults attracted to teens identify as "hebephiles," Paul Okami finds that to be both unnecessary and misleading: "Hebephilia (also called ephebephilia) is a nonsensical designation. Sexual attraction to adolescents is a species-typical characteristic of adult humans, particularly men.
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Blogs about: Ephebephilia. Featured Blog. How Could You? There have been some notable cases in the media lately about men who were caught having sex with 13 ...
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Skip to comments. ... probably because of misspelling. I think it's ephebephilia--sexual attraction to adolescents. ... ephebephilia, or ephebophilia are both correct spellings.
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Ephebophilia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Benedict XVI has earned headlines and goodwill on this, his first visit as pope to the United States, by speaking out repeatedly about his anguish over the ... Levada called ephebephilia a clinical term, but it is not listed in the DSM and mention of it raises many red flags among experts and within the gay community.
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To this writer's knowledge, all priests under the guise of accusation were alleged to have perpetrated acts of hebephilia and ephebephilia; or in layman's terms, allegations of molesting post-pubescent, adolescent boys.
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Fri Sep 29, 2006 at 12:19:19 PM PDT ... Congressman Mark Foley (R-FL) planned to resign today, hours after ABC questioned him about sexually explicit internet messages with current and former Congressional pages under the age of 18. ... Ephebephilia, technically and technically it is (1+ / 0-)
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From a BeliefNet blog by David Gibson, 4.18.2008. ... Levada called ephebephilia a clinical term, but it is not listed in the DSM and mention of it raises many red flags among experts and within the gay community.
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Niemiec and Dr. Danny Wedding hosted a presentation of "The Reader" to an energetic crowd eager to explore how the film could serve as a springboard for discussions on ethics, good vs. evil, character strengths and morality, the nature of change, ephebephilia, redemption, and the power of secrets.
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