Sentence:  Fifteen months later, a committee of the congregation found that he had sexually abused several boys within the congregation. ... The fact that Alger committed <WSD>pedophilia</WSD> at the age of thirty-four casts a shadow over his subsequent yearning for relationships with boys and young men, but there is no evidence of any later misconduct. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Sexual activity between adults and children.