Originally posted by Saladbar: just for the record - sending e-mails/IMs to a 16 year old isn't pedophilia. Pedophilia refers to pre-pubescent children, not post-pubescent teenagers.
I'd broaden that considerably, since not all 16-year-olds are post-pubescent, and that irregardless of that status, the child is still a minor, while the congressman is a middle-aged "man," which would fit my interpretation of pedophilia.
