A man who wrote and published a how-to guide for pedophiles, then unwittingly mailed a copy to an undercover Polk County Sheriff’s detective, has been extradited to Florida and will make his first court appearance on Wednesday.
Colorado authorities arrested Philip Ray Greaves II, in Colorado on a Polk County (Florida) Felony Warrant over the week-end and was returned to Florida on Monday. He has been charged with Distribution of Obscene Material Depicting Minors Engaged in Conduct Harmful to Minors.
Greaves told reporters that he wrote the how-to book because he himself had had sex with children until the age of 15 years.
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said that the charge against Greaves deals with the distribution of obscene material, through Greaves’ book, “The Pedophile’s Guide to Love and Pleasure: A Child-Lover’s Code of Conduct”, as opposed to charges of pedophilia. The book contains two graphic stories depicting an adult engaged in sex acts with children and also defends, advocates and trains adults regarding illegal sex acts between adults and children.
Sheriff Judd said that there is a huge difference between Greaves’ right to freedom of speech, which some argue he has a right to and the publication of a guide on how children could be exploited sexually. The Sheriff expressed confidence that Greaves would be convicted in a Florida court. The offense is a 3rd degree felony.
The case is being watched closely by legal experts across the nation.
Some Excerpts from “The Pedophile’s Guide to Love and Pleasure; A Child-lover’s Code of Conduct,” by Phillip R. Greaves, 2nd, Copyright 2010:
- “Pedophiles feel great affection for their young partners, and do everything possible to avoid causing them any pain. Because of this, pedosexuals never practice intercourse with juveniles under thirteen, and usually not before sixteen.” Context: Greaves was defending pedophiles and attempts to distinguish acceptable acts against different aged children.
- “Pedophiles, we must remember, care for and befriend their young lovers. They are concerned for the wellbeing and pleasure of their little friends, always putting the juvenile’s pleasure and happiness first.” Context: Greaves attempts to differentiate between pedophiles who “care for” children and pedophiles who “rape” children.
- “The actual meaning of the word molestation, however, is to bother, pester and/or annoy someone after they have refused some unwanted attention or another. Even in a sexual context, bothering someone should be nothing more serious than a misdemeanor.” Context: Greaves minimizes child molestation and advocates for lesser or no penalties for pedophilia.
- “The upcoming accounts describe fairly brief encounters between pedosexuals and young boys. Of the accounts presented, the first one describes the long relationship of two or three months, with only two sexual encounters during this time. The second relates a much shorter friendship, of about two weeks, with the same number of sexual engagements. While such brief, sexual events may actually be ideal for the hit-n-split pedosexual, many would prefer to find an agreeable youngster and just grow older with it and maybe even marry. The hit-n-split technique is a defensive measure intended to reduce the risk of discovery and prosecution, as is the pedosexual’s practice of being on a first-name-only basis with its juvenile, sexual partner(s).” Context: The quote is related to two stories of sex acts between adults and two boys, ages thirteen and nine—both stories involve sexual contact between an adult and a child including obscene acts involving physical contact. Greaves claims the stories are “90% factual…minor embellishments have been added, however, to protect the identities of the people involved and to give a more complete view of pedophilia and the child lover.
