Citation

Prat S, Jonas C. Med. Sci. Law 2013; 53(1): 6-11.

Affiliation

Institut Médico-légal, CHRU de Tours, 37044 Tours Cedex 9, France.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, British Academy of Forensic Sciences, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1258/msl.2012.011133

PMID

22962006

Abstract

Child pornography is a form of child sexual exploitation which has been modified by the use of the Internet. The use of child pornography does not necessarily lead to actual child abuse. Victims of child pornography can be classified as direct victims, who have been sexually abused, and indirect victims, who receive images to groom them for actual abuse in the future. Based on a review of the literature, we present the psychopathological characteristics of child pornographers and their victims.

Language: en