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Technology-facilitated sexual assault of children and adolescents: A retrospective audit

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Drs Jo Tully and Janine Rowse have undertaken a retroactive audit on technology-assisted sexual assault on children and young people to understand the changing trends towards using technology and social media in sexual assaults on young people

Dr Jo Tully and Dr Janine Rowse of the Victorian Forensic Paediatric Medical Service (VFPMS) have undertaken a vital retrospective audit of what they have termed technology-facilitated sexual assault (TFSA) of children, where a sexual assault occurs following initial online contact. They found that TFSA forensic caseload has increased over the last 14 years. Victims were most likely to be […]

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