ISFF was correct. I do think people with "paraphilias," internal experiences they cannot control, should be treated with basic human decency. That includes non-offending "pedophiles." This is a standard prison abolitionist take. This does not mean you personally have to be friends with a pedophile, only that you should not judge people who choose to do so.
I am a prison abolitionist. You must remember that everyone, no matter what they've done, is a human being with roughly equivalent mental faculties, with equivalent capacity for harm and for good. People should not be ostracized or harmed for traits that they cannot control. Our focus should be entirely on eliminating harm.
Punishment is not an effective deterrent to "crime," or to harm. Punishment has no reasonable use. What actually reduces rates of offense for essentially all "crimes" is a mix of social, economic, and mental health support.
Irl, I occasionally volunteer for an abolitionist collective run by a friend of mine. They form lasting pen pal relationships with incarcerated trans women, primarily trans women of color, and raise money to support them. One of the vetting questions is "would you stop communicating with someone if you found out they've committed rape." If you answer yes, you cannot do the work.