I already said how I know. There is something broken in these people. They are plagued by their desires. There is nothing currently in the realm of psychiatry or medicine that can rehabilitate them. That's not to say that one day the mapping of the brain won't provide a way to fix the sickness within them and Dammit society better back it rather than fight for the human rights of pedophiles even if it means fixing them against their will.
So you're an actual psychiatrist... And you think I want to have or I am even capable of having a reasoned conversation with you on the topic of pedophiles? Kinda drives me batty that you want to discuss my certainty that they cannot be rehabilitated. I'm definitely not a psychiatrist but I have read a lot about this so when I suggested that you know my statement is true... You do know. There is no meaningful affective way to treat/cure a pedophile or serial killer. They've crossed a humanistic barrier and can not/will not be retrieved. But sure let's debate how I know for sure. Not really, I've said what I had to say.
Except this "creep" thing... They're worse than your run of the mill creep. You know this. They are a danger with EVERY breath they take. Even when they appear to be a productive member of society they are constantly angling, obsessing, plotting...
I hate that this thread/topic even exists. I seriously believe anyone thinking child robots could possibly help has their credit cards at the ready for their very own purchase of a raping doll.
The mind is strange, fascinating, and infinitely complex. Only 10 or so years ago, we learned that phantom pain from severed limbs could more or less be eliminated by this ONE NEAT TRICK! No seriously--it is a trick. place a mirror box next to your missing leg, stare at it for several days for certain treatment times, and your brain eventually adjusts to thinking that your leg is still there. Or your arm. So it no longer sends signals in endless, unanswered loops. "why won't the fist stop clenching? I told it to, where is the signal?" It's weird, but so is the brain.
I wonder if sexual compulsions aren't all that dissimilar. Maybe they are and the mechanism isn't related at all--sexual desires, I think, are probably a very different thing (I don't think the thing in someone's mind that finds pleasure from being tied up is the same as that which encourages a pedophile, even though one could argue that the same triggers are promoting a favorable response...and such I don't think there is a "switch" in the brain that can simply be turned off.)
I think, however, that there are probably different degrees of people here. Probably some that can contain these urges better than others, and this might be that thing that works for such people. Perhaps they just need synthetic releases like this to calm the urges. I can only assume that it is very much worth trying...of course how do you find willing, admitted pedophiles to volunteer? (I guess if they already have a record...)
Hell, supposedly "normal" humans are finding that with the easy access to free porn these days, some are finding less of a desire, less energy to go out and engage in "normal" sex.
That is actually happening. I think all of the dynamics you claim behind pedophilia-power, dominance, shame, etc etc, are all very real and aren't necessarily sexual in nature. But I do think they exist for these people in a sexual way, only. It's one big package. I also wonder if the people that are caught with child porn have somehow managed to keep themselves away from these actions with real kids. I don't know, but obviously that isn't a defense of child porn: those are real kids that are being exploited and tortured and there is no way something like that could be promoted for any reason. ...but animated? CGI? I don't know.