They can be male or female, rich or poor, employed or unemployed, religious or non-religious, highly educated or uneducated or from any race. In other words, the suspect is a parent, relative, care giver, neighbor, co-worker, or significant other. May seek employment or volunteer with programs involving children of the age of their preference. Sex offenders have great social skills. This is what enables them to gain the confidence and trust of not only the children but the parent.
Sex crimes flourish in secrecy.
Sex offenders have secretive and manipulative lifestyles, and many of their sexual assaults are so well planned that they appear to occur without forethought. Many sex offenders are otherwise Highly functioning people who use their social skills to commit their crimes. Many pedophiles seek out mothers or single parent families for the purpose of victimizing their children. They play games with the children, take them to McDonalds, to get ice cream, etc. They do whatever the child wants in order to gain confidence and trust.