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Estrategias de acercamiento de los acosadores sexuales de menores online a sus víctimas
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02-09-2025
Resumen
El acoso a los menores a través de las TIC, conocido comúnmente como online child grooming, es una de las formas de ciberdelincuencia que más alarma social causa. No obstante, hay una notable carencia de estudios empíricos basados en datos obtenidos de información policial, especialmente en el contexto de España. En este estudio se han analizado de manera anónima datos proporcionados por los dos grandes cuerpos policiales españoles en 65 atestados policiales abiertos por acoso sexual a menores online entre 2012 y 2020. El presente estudio ha analizado conversaciones online entre los autores de este delito y sus víctimas. El objetivo de este trabajo es explorar las estrategias de acercamiento y de relación de los acosadores sus víctimas. Además, se han evaluado las posibles diferencias entre los acosadores en función de su intencionalidad: conseguir material sexual del menor o tener un encuentro físico con el mismo.
Los resultados han mostrado que, independientemente de la intención del acosador, no existen diferencias estadísticamente significativas. La división de los acosadores sexuales de menores en dos tipologías en función de su objetivo final resulta ser una distinción más penológica que científica. Todos ellos son capaces, para la consecución de sus objetivos, de utilizar un gran acervo de estrategias para interaccionar con el menor.
Palabras clave:
Abuso sexual, acoso sexual online, delitos sexuales, estrategia, grooming, modus operandi, onlineReferencias
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