Online Child and Adolescent Sexual Assault

Nancy A. Booker; Simon Riitho

doi:10.1201/9781003754923-4

Online Child and Adolescent Sexual Assault

Nancy A. Booker
, Simon Riitho

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This chapter examines online child and adolescent sexual assault, which is an emerging issue of concern owing to the digital expansion, internet access, and easy access to children and adolescents in online spaces. The chapter begins by defining online child and adolescent sexual assault, outlining key concepts such as online grooming, sexual exploitation, coercion, sextortion, exposure to sexual content, and the non-consensual creation or sharing of sexual images. This chapter is a starting point for an exploration of cybercrime as it applies to online child and adolescent sexual assault. The content covers known and emerging issues from the perspective that we all have an obligation to be awake and cognizant of the threats facing minors everywhere. The chapter positions online child and adolescent sexual assault as a pressing contemporary public health and child protection issue.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Coresource 4
Publisher	CRC Press
Pages	32-46
Number of pages	15
ISBN (Electronic)	9781003754923
ISBN (Print)	9781041268192, 9781041273264
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003754923-4
Publication status	Published - 2026
Externally published	Yes

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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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