Am I wrong or are not these people suffering from mental health issues? Some may be the result of having the same happen to them when they were children.

When I was a kid the man to be wary of in my neighbourhood had mild mental retardation. As an adult working in Mental Health, there was one to be careful of who had Asperger's.   

Who in their right mind would inflict pain and suffering on anyone, especially children? Understanding that these people are not quite right has gone a long way to dispel the guilt I felt when it happened to me. I understood that it was not my fault. The person was just sick.

Are we saying there is no hope of rehabilitation for these people? If indeed it is an addiction which does fall into spectrum of mental health, then there are ways to deal with it.

Be not so eager to deal out punishment. Education is what is needed for the perpetrators as well as potential vitims. Education for everyone. Know what it is and how to deal with it concientiously and justly.