Frotteurism and Pedophilia.

Frotteurism is characterized by either intense sexually arousing fantasies, urges, or behaviors in which the individual touches or rubs against a non-consenting person in a sexual manner. This often occurs in somewhat conspicuous situations such as on a crowded bus or subway. The person generally disappears into a throng of people. Frotteurism usually begins in adolescence and the abnormal behavior tends to decrease when the man reaches his late twenties. To be considered diagnosable, according to the DSM-IV, this behavior must be present over a period of at least 6 months, be recurrent,…