Citation

Litam SDA, Bach J. J. Child Sex. Abus. 2017; 26(7): 806-817.

Affiliation

Urban Studies and Public Affairs , Cleveland State University , Cleveland , Ohio , USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/10538712.2017.1360427

PMID

28895803

Abstract

The researchers analyzed court documents to develop a case study of an individual convicted of buying sexual services from exploited children.

FINDINGS indicate that the subject deviates from preexisting victim selection processes and demonstrates characteristics inconsistent with existing sexual offender typologies that likens offender behaviors to the hunting techniques and behaviors of predatory animals. As evidenced in the case study, the individual perceived the victims solely as a means of deviant sexual satiation and did not participate in traditionally established victim acquisition techniques. In addition, the researchers propose adopting terminology that adheres to the term consumer rather than buyer as it better represents some offenders' disconnect and lack of empathy in the victim acquisition process.

Language: en

Keywords

buyers; child trafficking; human trafficking; sex slavery; typology