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Really? There's a correlation between viewing child porn and molesting a child? Could that be any more obvious?

There's probably an excellent correlation between viewing porn involve heterosexual adults and people who engage in heterosexual sex.

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Heterosexual sex isn't illegal, considered vile by society, mark you on online registries, prevent you from living in many places[1] or require preying and possibly kidnapping to accomplish. There are many reasons why a pedophile would watch CP but not actually attempt anything.

I'm sure there is a correlation, but I'd want evidence that it is high.

[1]: https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104150...

Maybe because there are people who buy child porn and encourage its production (law of supply and demand).

just my 2 cents

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