INTERVIEW: Is paedophilia in the brain from birth?

I’ve interviewed Dr. James Cantor, an internationally recognised sex researcher, neuroscientist and psychologist. He discussed his findings with paedophilia (when someone’s arousal comes from children) and how we stand the best chance, as a society, of ensuring the crime never happens in the first place.

And before anyone says ‘just kill em’, I’m not talking about our options AFTER the crime’s been committed, I’m talking about BEFORE. Can we reach that person when they’re a teenager, or even as soon as they start thinking about hurting a child for the first time.

And if you’re still saying ‘just kill em’, what are you actually suggesting here? That we go round holding a gun to everyone’s head asking if they think about children?

The man that had my 8-year old penis in his mouth did this for the first time to somebody. Where was everyone before he got to that person? All shouting ‘kill em’ - that did absolutely NOTHING to help me, or any of his other victims.

Take a listen to this podcast episode. You don’t have to agree with it. But as long as we can explore all avenues we can at least start moving towards protecting the children of today.

Dr. James Cantor info.

Website - http://www.jamescantor.org

Twitter - https://twitter.com/JamesCantorPhD

Bio - Dr. James Cantor is an internationally recognized sex researcher. As a psychologist and neuroscientist, Dr. Cantor is known for his research on the development of atypical sexualities, including the causes of sexual orientation, gender identity, and diagnoses motivating sexual offenses. Over his career, Dr. Cantor has served as Senior Scientist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), on the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Toronto, and as Editor-in-Chief of the peer-reviewed journal Sexual Abuse. Dr. Cantor is no stranger to controversial topics and the science behind them: CBC produced a full-length documentary about his research, and interviews with him have appeared on BBC, CNN, and The New York Times. He and his work are routinely cited in legal proceedings in court cases throughout Canada and the U.S.

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