Sexual extortion of Australian adolescents: results from a national survey

Sexual extortion is a form of blackmail in which a perpetrator threatens to release intimate material of a victim unless they comply with certain demands. We examine the prevalence and nature of sexual extortion among a sample of 1,953 adolescents residing in Australia. More than one in 10 adolescen...

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Main Author: Wolbers, Heather (Author)
Contributors: Cubitt, Timothy ; Napier, Sarah ; Cahill, Michael John ; Nicholas, Mariesa ; Burton, Melanie ; Giunta, Katherine
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice
Year: 2025, Pages: 1-25
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Keywords:
Child sexual exploitation material
Comparative Analysis
Cybercrime
Extortion
Financial Crime
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Summary:Sexual extortion is a form of blackmail in which a perpetrator threatens to release intimate material of a victim unless they comply with certain demands. We examine the prevalence and nature of sexual extortion among a sample of 1,953 adolescents residing in Australia. More than one in 10 adolescents had experienced sexual extortion in their lifetime (11.3%), one in three of whom experienced more than one instance. More than half experienced sexual extortion before the age of 16, and two in five were extorted using digitally manipulated material. Two-thirds of those who experienced sexual extortion had only ever met the perpetrator online, and there were important differences in experiences between genders. Preventing children from being sexually extorted should be a priority for social media and messaging platforms, and should be a collaborative effort across multiple sectors.
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 23-25
Physical Description:Illustrationen
ISSN:1836-2206
DOI:10.52922/ti77819