A decade-long study reveals concerning trend of young women committing online sexual offences

Lara Christensen; Isabelle Hull; Nadine McKillop; Susan Rayment-McHugh

doi:10.64628/AA.ew9e9cqae

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A decade-long study reveals concerning trend of young women committing online sexual offences

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A decade-long study reveals concerning trend of young women committing online sexual offences

Lara Christensen, Isabelle Hull, Nadine McKillop and Susan Rayment-McHugh

The Conversation, Vol.4 December 2024

2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.64628/AA.ew9e9cqae

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social media

online abuse

cyber safety

child sex abuse

nudes

onlineharm

juvenile offenders

child safety online

There are many social issues enabled by social media, including sexting, the creation of and access to child sexual abuse material and cyber bullying. Concerningly, research has found more than one-third of young Australian women (aged 14–17 years) have sent, or have asked or been asked to show or share nude (or nearly nude) images or videos. What the public might not realise is that young people who take or share videos or images of themselves are unknowingly possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material.

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Title: A decade-long study reveals concerning trend of young women committing online sexual offences
Authors: Lara Christensen - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit
Isabelle Hull - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit
Nadine McKillop - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit
Susan Rayment-McHugh - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit
Publication details: The Conversation, Vol.4 December 2024
Publisher: Conversation Media Group
Date published: 2024
DOI: 10.64628/AA.ew9e9cqae
ISSN: 2201-5639
Copyright note: © The Conversation Media Group. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Organisation Unit: Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; School of Law and Society; Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit
Language: English
Record Identifier: 991087892902621
Output Type: Magazine article

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