Experiences and Perceptions of Online Sexual Solicitation and Grooming of Minors: A Retrospective Report

Greene-Colozzi, Emily A.; Winters, Georgia M.; Blasko, Brandy; Jeglic, Elizabeth L.

doi:10.1080/10538712.2020.1801938

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Experiences and Perceptions of Online Sexual Solicitation and Grooming of Minors: A Retrospective Report

Greene-Colozzi, Emily A., Winters, Georgia M., Blasko, Brandy, Jeglic, Elizabeth L.·2020·Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

DOI 10.1080/10538712.2020.1801938

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Internet predation of minors has become a focus of child sexual abuse research and legislation. Studies reveal that many American youth report experiencing sexual solicitation and sexual grooming online, but the youth perspective of these experiences has not been examined. This study examined retrospective perspectives of online sexual solicitation and grooming experienced as a minor. Participants were 1,133 undergraduate college students at two public institutions in the United States who completed an online survey retrospectively exploring Internet behaviors, experiences of online sexual solicitation or online grooming, and perceptions of the experience. Results showed that one-quarter of total participants conversed with adult strangers online as minors. Importantly, 65% of participants who chatted with adult strangers as minors experienced sexual solicitation from an adult stranger. Twenty-three percent of 1,133 total participants recalled having a long, intimate conversation as a minor with an adult stranger from an online chatroom that followed a pattern of online sexual grooming. While less than half (38%) of the youth who engaged in an intimate online relationship with an adult stranger met the adult in-person, a large majority of those who did meet in-person (68%) reported physical sexual intercourse. Implications for Internet safety and guidelines are discussed.

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Authors: Greene-Colozzi, E. A., Winters, G. M., Blasko, B., & Jeglic, E. L.
Affiliations: John Jay College of Criminal Justice (US)
Fairleigh Dickinson University (US)
Joseph J. Peters Institute, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Corresponding author: Greene-Colozzi, Emily A.
ORCID: Greene-Colozzi, Emily A.
Winters, Georgia M.
Jeglic, Elizabeth L.
Venue: Journal of Child Sexual Abuse
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Published: 2020-10-02
Volume: 29
Issue: 7
Pages: 836-854
ISSN: 1053-8712 (ISSN-L)
1547-0679
DOI: 10.1080/10538712.2020.1801938
OpenAlex: W3091760893
Cited by: 69
References: 27
Citations by year: 2026: 10 · 2025: 18 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 16 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 3
FWCI: 6.82
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies
Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
Keywords: online sexual solicitation, online sexual grooming, child sexual abuse, chat rooms, youth perspectives, online safety, university students
MeSH terms: Adolescent, Adult, Child, Child Abuse, Sexual, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Deception, Male, Retrospective Studies, Risk-Taking, Sex Offenses, United States, Internet, Minors, Young Adult

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