I&#x27;s say it would be more like comparing a male who rapes a female with a male who watches that rape.<p>Regardless, though, the term &quot;pedophile&quot; by definition is someone who is sexually attracted to children. There is no distinction about whether or not they actually committed a sexual act with a child. A person who commits a sexual act with a child is by definition a pedophile and a rapist, since children cannot legally give sexual consent.