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by defrost 23 hours ago
Despite which there's a steady trickle of paediatricians (doctors specialising in child care) being rumbled for various forms of child related sexual activity.

eg: earlier this month https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-03/perth-paediatrician-c...

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Pedo is not the opposite of doctor though, is it?
It's not conducive to overall child health and well being, so absolutely not what is expected from a paediatrician.

Still, if you want to split hairs on various cases, there are the Dr Shipman's straight up killing patients, medical practitioners (nurses and doctors) with Angel of Mercy tendencies, and more than one surgeon with a cutting fetish, eg:

Top amputation surgeon had his own legs removed due to a fetish. Were his patients safe? - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/01/neil-hopper-...