A transgender professor who identifies as non-binary said that calling someone a pedophile is a “stigmatizing” term and was hired by Johns Hopkins University (JHU) for its Moore Center for Prevention of Sexual Abuse..“We are excited to share that Allyn Walker, Ph.D., will be joining the Moore Center as a postdoctoral fellow on May 25,” tweeted the Moore Center..Walker wrote a book called A Long Dark Shadow: Minor-Attracted People and Their Pursuit of Dignity, where Walker pushes the “minor-attracted person” term over the “stigmatizing” 'pedophile' term. .The Moore Center released a tweet defending the hiring of Walker.."Allyn Walker is a leader in the field of perpetration prevention research, which is essential for developing a comprehensive public health approach to addressing child sexual abuse and effective prevention programs. We are delighted to have Allyn Walker join our team,” said the Moore Center tweet..Walker worked previously as an assistant professor at Old Dominion University (ODU) where Walker created a firestorm around her work on pedophilia before resigning in November 2021..ODU put Walker on administrative leave in November 2021 because of an interview with the Protasia Foundation to promote her book..In the interview, Walker said she preferred the term “minor-attracted persons” over “pedophile.”.“It’s less stigmatizing than other terms like pedophile. A lot of people when they hear the term pedophile, they automatically assume that it means a sex offender. And that isn’t true. And it leads to a lot of misconceptions about attractions toward minors.”.A couple of days after being put on leave, Walker released a statement condemning child abuse..“I want to be clear, child sexual abuse is morally wrong and inexcusable crime. As an assistant professor of sociology and criminal justice, the goal of my research is to prevent crime,” Walker said in the statement. .“My work is informed by my past experience and advocacy as a social worker counselling victims. I embarked on this research in hopes of gaining an understanding of a group that, previously, has not been studied in order to identify ways to protect children.”.The book, comments, and the interview resulted in students being sickened by Walker’s actions, which sparked disapproval on campus and online with ODU issuing a statement condemning Walker..“I want to state in the strongest terms possible that child sexual abuse is morally wrong and has no place in our society,” said ODU President Brian Hemphill in a statement..Walker resigned after the statement was released..JHU has a long history with transgenderism and controversial ways to treat pedophiles..The term “gender identity” came from a JHU professor named Dr. John Money..Dr. Fred Berlin ran a clinic until 1992 when it was closed because Berlin insisted therapists should not have to report child molesters to police if they talk about it in a therapy session.
