Transcripts of chat logs of
naturally occurring, sexually exploitative interactions between offenders and
victims that took place via Internet communication platforms were analyzed.
The
aim of the study was to examine the modus operandi of offenders in such interactions,
with particular focus on the specific strategies they use to engage victims,
including discursive tactics. We also aimed to ascertain offenders' underlying
motivation and function of engagement in online interactions with children.
Five cases, comprising 29 transcripts, were analyzed using qualitative thematic
analysis with a discursive focus. In addition to this, police reports were
reviewed for descriptive and case-specific information.
Offenders were men aged
between 27 and 52 years (M = 33.6, SD = 5.6), and the number of children they
communicated with ranged from one to 12 (M = 4.6, SD = 4.5). Victims were aged
between 11 and 15 (M = 13.00, SD = 1.2), and were both female and
male. Three offenders committed online sexual offenses, and two offenders
committed contact sexual offenses in addition to online sexual offenses.
The
analysis of transcripts revealed that interactions between offenders and
victims were of a highly sexual nature, and that offenders used a range of
manipulative strategies to engage victims and achieve their compliance. It
appeared that offenders engaged in such interactions for the purpose of sexual
arousal and gratification, as well as fantasy fulfillment.
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By:
- 1University of Birmingham, UK J.A.Kloess@bham.ac.uk.
- 2Nottingham Trent University, UK.
- 3University of Bath, UK.
- 4Kent Police HQ, UK.
- 5University of Birmingham, UK.
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