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Should children stay away from short men?
Oct 26 2007, Vinod

SHORT men are more likely to be sexually attracted to children than their taller peers, according to a new Canadian study of the biological roots of pedophilia.

This is likely the result of exposure to “pre-birth conditions'’ that affected...

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