Hybristophilia occurs when a person is sexually aroused or attracted to those who have committed something societally frowned upon, such as cheating or lying, or committing a crime, such as rape, murder, or armed robbery.
Those who have hybristophilia are typically drawn to those who represent the ideal of the “bad boy” or “bad girl”.
These individuals may have a criminal past, be aggressive, or have performed activities deemed morally repulsive by society.
Renowned South African forensic or investigative psychologist and author, Dr Micki Pistorius, said the embodiment of this condition is the strange relationship between convicted serial rapist and murderer, Thabo Bester and Dr Nandipha Magudumana.
“This con-artist and convicted rapist and murderer got his girlfriend, a successful medical doctor, Nandipha Magudumana, to smuggle a dead body into a…