An opinion piece in The New York Times that describes pedophilia as a 'disorder not a crime' has sparked fury online after resurfacing on social media. Margo Kaplan wrote a 2014 Op-Ed for the left-leaning news outlet titled 'Pedophilia: A Disorder, Not a Crime'. In it Kaplan, a professor of law at Rutgers Law School, sets out to correct what she sees as misconceptions about pedophilia. She writes that pedophiles aren't all child molesters and that an attraction to children in itself is not a crime, but a mental illness. The article resurfacing comes amid a general backlash over liberal news outlets, with the likes of MSNBC wrestling with plummeting ratings.

Source: The Times January 18, 2025 11:34 UTC