paedophilia

noun2

1. •
   Sexual attraction by adults and adolescents to children, specifically prepubescent children.

   • As noted earlier, pedophilia was cited as both an aggravating and a mitigating circumstance by trial judges, as was the absence of pedophilia. — 2007
2. •
   (nonstandard) Sexual activity between adults and children; the act of child molestation.

   • It's quite another (a bad idea) to expect amateurs to figure out who is telling the truth about Iraq, or which priests have committed pedophilia. — 2007