Tegan Insoll- Master of Laws
- Head of Research at Protect Children
Tegan Insoll
- Master of Laws
- Head of Research at Protect Children
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Protect Children
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Keywords: CSAM Dark web Sexual offense Sexual offending against children Motivational factors for sexual offending A B S T R A C T Background: The dark web has become a more prevalent platform for the distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Most CSAM users remain undetected by law enforcement, and little is known about the population no...
The proliferation of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online is a global epidemic. Recently, programs to prevent child sexual abuse perpetration are being developed, and mounting evidence suggests that these measures can mitigate the risk of abuse. This study investigates the factors associated with help-seeking among CSAM offenders to inform eff...
Tor is widely used for staying anonymous online and accessing onion websites; unfortunately, Tor is popular for distributing and viewing illicit child sexual abuse material (CSAM). From 2018 to 2023, we analyse 176,683 onion domains and find that one-fifth share CSAM. We find that CSAM is easily available using 21 out of the 26 most-used Tor search...
This study explores a sample of 1,546 anonymous individuals who voluntarily responded to our "Help us to help you" survey when searching for child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on the dark web. Nearly half (42%) of the respondents reported that they had sought direct contact with children through online platforms after viewing CSAM, and 58% reported...
