Fortunately, a police raid in 1987 put Davila and the CSC out of business. At its peak, PIE only had 250 members, but it was one of the better known organizations. They wish to build a sense of community for pedophiles, and to provide a public forum for debate. They claim that most pedophiles desire gentle, boring and mutually stable relationships. PIE said that pedophilia is a normal desire if only the rest of society would admit it.
Members visit convicted pedophiles in prison.
PIE had 5 aims. PIE wants the age of consent to be abolished. The Guild was operated by David Lechton until he died in 1988 at which time it disbanded. It was a group that supposedly served those with an innocent interest in nudity. It also had contact pages for pedophiles.