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Is it a sexual orientation?
“It is important for people to understand that there are many stereotypes about pedophiles that we need to debunk,” explains Dr. Thomas Plante, a psychology professor at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California. “Most people think of creepy and disheveled strangers that snatch innocent children off the streets.”

If you’re living with pedophilic disorder, you may feel aroused by children, but you’ll also feel extreme distress at the same time. This can stop you from participating in events or daily routines. You often have a sense of anxiety and guilt.

For these reasons, pedophilic disorder is not a sexual orientation. As a type of paraphilic disorder, it’s a condition that causes impairment or distress for the person living with it.

[Source]
https://psychcentral.com/disorders/pedophilic-disorder-symptoms#what-is-it