According to Abel, Mittleman, and Becker (1985) and Ward et al. (1995), there are generally large distinctions between the characteristics of pedophilic and non-pedophilic molesters.
Abel, Mittleman, and Becker (1985) a Ward a kol. (1995) poznamenali, že jsou obvykle velké charakteristické rozdíly mezi těmito dvěma typy pachatelů.