Wherever crime is decriminalized, the criminals will take over.
Same with pedophilia. If it becomes normalized, pedophiles will thrive, and even attract those kind of undesirables to the states where it’s decriminalized.
The bigger question is, will the parents of the targets of pedophilia remain in place or will they seek to move to areas where pedophilia is still a crime?
“...will the parents of the targets of pedophilia remain in place or will they seek to move to areas where pedophilia is still a crime?”
Or maybe the known pedophiles who think they can operate freely in the open just start disappearing in the middle of the night.