| | I have been sexually attracted to little girls for as long as I can remember but chose not to sexually abuse them. I am happily married and have three children and ten grandchildren. My spiritual roots have helped me avoid all types of pornography and taught me self-control to deal with occasional inappropriate urges I may have from time to time.
In 2007 my present wife and I had foster children. Three years later the girl who had been ten years old when she lived with us made false allegations that I had molested her. I know I did not abuse her and I was never charged but the experience did motivate me to acknowledge to my family and many friends that I am indeed attracted to children. It was a relief to be honest but resulted in some credible death threats and being ostracized by the church of our choice.
I helped found the Association for Sexual Abuse Prevention (ASAPinternational.org) to help connect minor attracted people (MAPs) with MAP-friendly mental health care professionals. I wrote a book called Virtuous Pedophiles, summarizing what I learned from my participation in a peer-support forum with the same name. | |
