Any theories on the cause of adults to molest a child?

An acquaintance of mine just plead guilty to molesting a five year old female foster child. He is 59, appears to be happily married and owns a flooring installation business. He was a former client of my advertising publication so I interacted with him quite a bit. He seems completely "normal" He has two grown adopted female daughters as well as several prior foster children. The investigation uncovered no prior victims. I spoke to him yesterday on the street and it appeared to me he was nervous about what I would say when I approached him with my INTJ expressionlessness. It appeared he was trying to make himself cry as a defense mechanism as he bowed his head trying to feign shame and then gave it up when the conversation took a direction that wasn't conducive to that tactic. It seemed to me after he realized I wasn't going to give him any grief and he thought the coast was clear, that he didn't really give a **** that he did this, didn't care what the consequences were and didn't care what he put his family through. I always saw him as someone that rejected much of society and culture, very passive-aggressive, rather blunt and lived very much on his own terms. He seemed to believe he was the smartest person in the room but mostly surrounded himself with idiots. He was a church goer but he was transparently morally questionable with his business dealings. We all know molestation is exceptionally evil but I am looking for a discussion about what causes the urge and acting or not acting upon them so I would prefer if you didn't junk up the thread with your rants and outrage. I am interested in theories on what causes an adult to molest a child. Any merit to the theory it's as simple as laziness, horniness and passive-aggressive anger toward societal boundaries, all of which he is well known for from the comments I have witnessed over several years. 1. Laziness - Purely seeking sexual satisfaction without the effort needed to achieve adult sex thru courting, pursuit, flirtation and hiding it from his wife 2. Laziness - Access without resistance from a lack of victim's power (Who is going to stop me?) 3. Passive aggressive anger - Without respect for societal rules (Passive aggressive toward accepted behavior) I'm not seeing the desire for prepubescent females. I see loud and clear him being lazy, horny and dismissive of boundaries. Is the recipe above narcissistic or anti-social by definition? Does anyone see laziness as a huge factor considering molesting a defenseless child victim may be the path of least resistance to satisfying sexual desire if you do not have self control, values or beliefs holding you back? Does anyone see molestation as a big **** off toward society due to passive-aggressive hostility toward cultural, societal or religious rules? I am asking because I don't see him as being especially drawn to an age as much as drawn to the path of least resistance to satisfy his sexual desires out of epic laziness and hostility toward boundaries. Thoughtful comments welcome. If all you have to offer is outrage, in the interest of a quality thread please save the urge to post the obvious rants and consider instead offering meaningful answers to the questions posted.

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