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Child Sexual Abuse Material

Thorn research: Understanding sexually explicit images, self-produced by children

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2020 in Thorn

KEY FINDINGS
  • This exploration into self-generated child sexual abuse material (sometimes referred to as "child porn") shows that many minors view sending nudes as normal and that those nude images of minors are often shared without consent.
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Online Grooming of Children for Sexual Purposes: Model Legislation & Global Review

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2017 in The Koons Family Institute on International Law & Policy

KEY FINDINGS
  • This report discusses how the grooming of children for sexual abuse is increasingly happening online, and that predators often use pornography to desensitize children to sexual advances and convince them to create and send intimate images of themselves.
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Child Molesters—A Behavioral Analysis: For Professionals Investigating the Sexual Exploitation of Children

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2010 in National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

KEY FINDINGS
  • This report on common behviors in child molestors indicates, among other findings, that predators often use pornography to groom their victims by lowering children's inhibitions and normalizing sexual violence.
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