Yeah, he was somehow creepy but innocent at the same time.He created a fantasy world around himself to compensate for his traumatic childhood, yeah. I do believe his love and concern for child was sincere and innocent. It's just that our society is paranoid about "pedos", even though it's relatives you're most likely to be abused by. But if credible accusations emerge, I'll listen.
I do find the societal obsession with protecting kids from pedos (whilst well intentioned) sometimes makes things worse. But I suppose that's a topic for another thread.