McCauley, C. Swann, C. P. (1978). "Male-female discrepancies in sexual fantasy". McCarthy, J. B. (1978). "Narcissism and the self in homicidal adolescents". While some might argue cognitive distortions as the cause of sexual crimes these kinds of as pedophilia, proof implies that cognitive distortions are made use of to justify steps after caught and do not inspire them.