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Pedophilia for all intents is criminal because sex with children is almost universally prohibited by law.

Pedophilia, while not legally a crime, has a societal stigma against it and rightfully so. It may not be illegal because it is not an act, but society deems it harmful to the public good and therefore should control manifestations that encourage the act.

I just clarified it. Because you said that something that is "not legally a crime" and "not illegal because it is not an act" is "for all intents criminal."