Cyber Sextortion: An Exploratory Analysis of Different Perpetrators Engaging in a Similar Crime

Sextortion, a portmanteau of “sexual” and “extortion,” is the threat to distribute intimate, sexual materials unless a victim complies with certain demands. Cyber sextortion is part of a larger continuum of image-based sexual offending in which images are used for harm. Despite the serious nature of...

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Authors: O’Malley, Roberta Liggett (Author) ; Holt, Karen M. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
In: Journal of interpersonal violence
Year: 2022, Volume: 37, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 258-283
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Sexual Violence
Cybercrime
Image-based sexual abuse
Revenge Porn
sextortion

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