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Long life

I thought paedophiles were rare – but then I read the newspapers

At least it's one problem that doesn't affect me directly

12 July 2014

9:00 AM

12 July 2014

9:00 AM

One problem from which I am confident I don’t suffer is paedophilia. I have always liked picking up babies and hugging them, especially my own children or grandchildren, but never in the ‘Rolfie deserves a cuddle’ kind of way. The idea of sexually lusting after children seems to me not only abhorrent but also almost unimaginable.

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