'Small thing' is a wrong word to fit, probably it tried to mean - small, momentory and volatile gratification gained by these criminals and forget they could have had a 'bigger thing' a good life for themselves and 'even bigger' untouched life for the victims. Probably they would aim grownup underage teens, and not very childrens as many preditors in US do. but have ended up falling in the same filter traps. after all good is good, bad is bad.
