Pedophiles don’t look like the picture that many people have in their mind about them, they don’t look like the dirty old man hanging out by the arcade, or in an alley. Quite often they are people in authority, a camp counselor, the person sitting next to you in church, or an engineer. the point is that they will make sure they don’t look like a threat at all. there is no sure way to tell who they might be, so don’t start a witch hunt yet. Remember these are common traits, but do not assume that someone that exhibits these Traits prove that they are a pedophile, however, these traits along with questionable behavior should be an alert that something may be wrong.
Here are some traits that will help you identify possible problems.
They often prefer the company of children over that of adults.
Many times they will date or even marry single mothers with children of their preferred age.
They will usually appear to be respectable citizens, and often have a good standing in their community.
The pedophile will often (but not always) be well educated, or religious.
Often their home will have video games, toys, computers,...