TY  - SER
AU  - Teunissen, Coen
AU  -  Cahill, Michael 
AU  - Napier, Sarah
AU  - Cubitt, Timothy
AU  - Boxall, Hayley
AU  - Brown, Rick
TI  - Sexual exploitation of children on dating platforms and experiences of revictimisation as an adult
SN  - 9781922877482
PY  - 2024///
CY  - Canberra, ACT : 
PB  - Australian Institute of Criminology, 
KW  - DATING VIOLENCE
KW  - ADULT SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ABUSE
KW  - CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
KW  - INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
KW  - SEXUAL EXPLOITATION
KW  - SEXUAL VIOLENCE
KW  - SURVEYS
KW  - TECHNOLOGY-FACILITATED ABUSE
KW  - VICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE
KW  - INTERNATIONAL
KW  - AUSTRALIA
N1  - Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice, no. 697, July 2024
N2  - This study examined the sexual exploitation of children on dating apps, and their revictimisation as adults. Findings showed that, from a sample of 9,987 Australian dating platform users surveyed, 8.8 percent had used these platforms while under 18 years of age. Of these, 59.3 percent reported receiving at least one sexually exploitative request from another dating platform user who knew they were under 18. 

Respondents who were victimised on dating platforms while under 18 were more likely to be revictimised as an adult through online and offline sexual violence. They also experienced a greater number of harms. These findings highlight the risks associated with underage dating platform use, the potential for revictimisation as an adult, and the need for these platforms to implement additional safety measures to reduce access among children and adolescents. 
 (Authors' abstract). Record #8804

UR  - https://www.aic.gov.au/publications/tandi/tandi697
ER  -