

These new offenses have disrupted traditional understandings of child sexual abuse-sexual activity with a child that is nonconsensual because of it being coerced, being unwanted, or involving an impermissible age difference. Many variations of these abuse dynamics have been identified by educators, 1 physicians, 2, 3 police, 4 and parents and have been labeled with names such as online sexual abuse, 5 online sexual solicitation, 6 online grooming, 7 image-based sexual abuse, 8 child sexual abuse image production, 9 sextortion, 10, 11 and nonconsensual sexting. Dating partners and peers use digital devices to take and misuse sexual images of their friends. Adults use social media to target children for illegal sexual activities. Technology has created new modalities for the sexual abuse and exploitation of children. The funding source had no role in the review or approval of the manuscript or the decision to submit the manuscript for publication. Role of the Funder/Sponsor: The funding source supported the design and conduct of the study the collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data and the preparation of the manuscript. No other disclosures were reported.įunding/Support: This research was funded by grant 2020R2CX0015 from the National Institute of Justice (Drs Finkelhor and Turner).

Statistical analysis: Finkelhor, Colburn.Īdministrative, technical, or material support: Finkelhor.Ĭonflict of Interest Disclosures: Drs Finkelhor and Turner reported receiving grants from the National Institute of Justice during the conduct of the study.
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Corresponding Author: David Finkelhor, PhD, Crimes Against Children Research Center, University of New Hampshire, 115 McConnell Hall, Durham, NH 03829 ( Contributions: Drs Finkelhor and Turner had full access to all of the data in the study and take responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.Īcquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data: All authors.ĭrafting of the manuscript: Finkelhor, Colburn.Ĭritical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: All authors.
