Difference between Paedophile and Pedophile

What is the difference between Paedophile and Pedophile?

Paedophile as a noun is a person who is sexually attracted to children (oed). in american psychiatry, a person attracted primarily to prepubescent children.(dsm-iv: over a period of at least six months, recurrent, intense, sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges or behaviors involving sexual activity with a prepubescent child or children) while Pedophile as a noun is a person who is sexually attracted to children.

We hope you now know whether to use Paedophile or Pedophile in your sentence.