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2021 Legal Horizons 77 (2021)
Grooming as a Modern Form of Sexual Violence

handle is hein.journals/lglhizns2021 and id is 207 raw text is: LEGAL HORIZONS UDC 343.627 DOI: 10.21272/legalhorizons.2021.i14.p77 Grooming as a Modern Form of Sexual Violence Volodymyr V. Pahomov, Ihor V. Karikh, Maksym 0. Bondarenko Sumy State University 40007, 2 Rymskyi-Korsakov Str., Sumy, Ukraine Article's History: Submitted: 20.02.2021 Revised: 15.04.2021 Accepted: 29.05.2 021 Abstract Nowadays, the number of Internet users aged 12 to 24 amounts to 18% of all users in Ukraine, so regular use of the Internet by children has become commonplace in modern society. At the same time, children form the Internet group most vulnerable to criminogenic influence. Accordingly, the purpose of this study was to investigate such a socio-legal phenomenon as Internet grooming. The study established that Internet grooming constitutes illegal, immoral acts that encroach on public relations protected by criminal law. Based on the analysis of grooming cases, the study defined such concepts as sexual exploitation of children, localised grooming and Internet-grooming. The authors analysed the goals and phases of grooming, as well as types of groomers. Accordingly, the authors identified and described the following types of groomers: caring, adapting and hypersexual The phases of Internet grooming identify the following stages of development in the relationship between the child and the perpetrator: the formation of friendships and relationships, risk assessment, isolation phase, intimate phase. Against the background of the disastrous consequences of Internet grooming, which is currently outside the legal field of Ukrainian legislation, both the state and society face an urgent need to create safe conditions for children and adolescents when using the Internet. The study concluded that the criminal law protection of children and adolescents from sexual exploitation in a virtual environment, considering the criminological situation in the country, requires attention to be increased Keywords: social networks, children and adolescents, digital competence, criminogenic influence, internet risks, internet grooming, sexual exploitation Suggested Citation: Pahomov, V.V., Karikh, I.V., & Bondarenko, M.O. (2021). Grooming as a modern form of sexual violence. Legal Horizons, 14(2), 77-82. *ccep n u *Corresponding author Copyright © The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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