Online Pedophilia Flashcards
9 typologies of CSEM offenders
- browser
- private fantasy
- trawler
- nonsecure collecter
- secure collecter
- groomer
- physical abuser
- distributer
- producer
CSEM offenders vs contact offenders
- better educated
- lower cognitive distortion
- less criminal history
browser (CSEM)
no network
no security
indirect abuse
response to spam, material knowingly saved
private fantasy (CSEM)
no network
no security
indirect abuse
conscious creation of online text or digital images for private use
trawler (CSEM)
low network
no security
indirect abuse
actively seeking using openly available browsers
nonsecure collecter
high network
no security
indirect abuse
actively seeking material through peer-to-peer networks
secure collecter
high network
secure
indirect abuse
actively seeking material but through secure networks - exchange
groomer
network varies
security depends on the child
cultivating an online relationship with 1 or more children
pornography used to facilitate
physical abuser
network varies
security depends on child
direct abuse
abusing a child that may have been introduced online
distributor
distributes at any other level
network varies
producer
network varies
security depends on child
direct abuse
records own abuse or that of others
definition of grooming
deceptive process used by sexual abusers to facilitate sexual contact with a minor while simultaneously avoiding detection (Winters et al, 2021)
stages of grooming process
friendship forming
relationship forming
risk assessment
exclusivity
sexual
characteristics of grooming behaviour
many grooming tactics are not harmful on their own, only difference may be the intentions
manipulation tactics
- assurance of safety
- inappropriateness of behaviour
- sexuality
- flattery and compliments
4 typologies of groomers
intimacy seeking
dedicated hypersexual
social groomers
opportunistic asocial
intimacy seeking (groomer)
build considerable rapport with children
shows great interest in child’s life
groomer shares details about their life
dedicated hypersexual (groomer)
also builds rapport
keen to meet offline
cautious discussion of sexual matters
coerce and desensitise children to sexual matters
social groomers
build some rapport, less sexual matters
less concerned with disclosure
opportunistic asocial (groomers)
little effort to build rapport
little time talking to children
typologies of online solicitors (DeHart et al, 2017)
buyers
cybersex only
cybersex schedules
schedulers
buyers (online solicitors)
request photos to prove authenticity
begins with classified ad
focus on scheduling
negotiate terms with pimp or family
cybersex schedulers (online solicitors)
talks about sexual features, particularly child themes
often chat for months
cybersex only (online solicitors)
often chat for months
ask about sexual features
physically sexual online
may mention meeting without scheduling
schedulers (online solicitors)
often seek quick hook up
wait approximately 1 week before specific scheduling
typologies of offenders (Briggs et al, 2011)
contact driven
fantasy driven
contact driven offenders
offenders attempted or successfully met offenders in person
median relationship length 2 days
younger, single, unemployed
fantasy driven offenders
older, married or divorced, employed
engage in more online sexual acts
more likely to have paraphilia
no intent to meet in person
median relationship length 5 days
offenders engaged in variety of online sexual behaviours with victim, motivated by sexual climax
typologies of offender (Tener et al, 2015)
experts
cynical
affection focused
sex focused
expert offender (Tener et al, 2015)
usually meet victims online
true or fabricated identity
high expertise
cynical offender (Tener et al, 2015)
often know victims face to face first
true or fabricated identity
sexual ‘relationship’ usually reciprocal at first
moderate-low expertise
affection focused offender (Tener et al, 2015)
meet online and continue to face to face
true identity
‘reciprocal’ and gradual sexual dynamic
low expertise
sex focused offender (Tener et al, 2015)
meet online and quickly move offline
true identity
immediate, ‘reciprocal’ sexual relationship
patterns of communication of online child sexual abuse
online only
online to offline
online maintenance
sex crime expertise of online child sexual abuse offenders
existence of other victims
collaboration with other offenders
possession or distribution of CSEM
complexity of criminal conduct
relationship dynamics of online child sexual abuse offender
types of sexual offences
relationship direction
how they know victim
nepiophilia
very young children
MAP
less stigmatising language
conflation of pedophilia with offending
teleiophilia
sexually mature adults
hebephilia
pubescent children (teenagers)