There's a very interesting subreddit called r/SexOffenderSupport that basically consists of registered sex offenders going to each other for legal and emotional support. I lurk it a lot because it's not a population you usually get to hear from. I'd like to post some examples of how they talk about the reasons for their offenses and see if you can't spot the similarities.
This is a crop of a longer post:
This is why I stress so much the themes in Francis' posts about early porn exposure, his unrepentant narcissism, and his confirmed inappropriate interactions with minors. This is how it starts. This is where he's going.