A non conspiratorial explanation is people who are extremely narcissistic are naturally attracted to children and therefore try to fuck children. EDIT: If you read about narcissism, you will understand why. But to summarize, it's basically because narcissists enjoy having power and being in control. And dominating others. And inflicting pain and suffering onto others. So their ideal victims are going to be people who are very naive, who are very stupid, who can't fight back, who are impressionable, who can't run away and who have not yet been damaged by the world aka children. Narcissists enjoy victimizing teens and adults too but when they victimize children, they receive even more narcissistic supply. And a non conspiratorial explanation why so many powerful people are pedos is because all the traits that make you an extremely narcissistic person can also help you gain a lot of power in life.