k84:

In terms of law enforcement, pedophilia includes having sex with a minor. 13 years old qualifies one as a minor, and in pretty much every state in America, a 40-year-old having sex with a 13-year-old is illegal. Any questions?

You are correct within the specific qualification you added: "in terms of law enforcement."

However, your original posts talked about "sickness" and "perversion." Those are psychiatric terms. In psychiatric terms, pedophilia is attraction toward pre-pubescent children.

I have seen PLENTY of 14 year old girls with womanly curves; I've seen plenty of 15 year olds who look and act as though they take on a different sports team every weekend. It is simply incorrect to imply that any man who finds such females sexually "stimulating" has a psychiatric problem.

Human males have evolved to find females who display secondary sexual characteristics sexually stimulating. It IS sick and perverted to pretend otherwise--even if it is socially sensible to prohibit sexual contact between young teens and adults.

I agree that Polanski should probably be seen as a RAPIST, but that, by a use of the term that's meant to accurately describe his mental state, he is not a pedophile.