Beyond the Male Lens: A Comparison of Females Processed by Police for Online and Offline Child Sexual Abuse

Erika Fortunato, Reneta Slikboer, Marie Henshaw, Denny Meyer, James R. P, Centre for Forensic Behavioral Science, Swinburne University of Technologyand Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health, Department of Health Science and Biostatistics, Swinburne University of Technology

Child Maltreatment

Published online on June 02, 2026

Abstract

Child Maltreatment, Ahead of Print.
This study compared the group characteristics and reoffending outcomes of 254 females processed by police for online or offline child sexual offending (n= 116 known for online offenses, 45.7%). A binary logistic regression revealed that females known for ...