What does “Online CSA survivor” mean? You don’t have to share details or something, I just don’t understand why Online is there.
I’m always happy to educate, thank you for asking. “Online CSA” also known as “No Contact CSA” refers to types of child sexual abuse that can occur online. For the sake of this post, child will include anyone under the age of 18 but I will also be alluding to COCSA ( child on child sexual abuse ) in some of these examples. Some examples can include:
•Pornography being sent directly to a child over the internet
•A child being coerced into with sexual roleplay with an older teen or adult
•A child being coerced into self producing CSEM ( child sexual exploitation material ) in order to “win points” on a site like Omegle through “games”
•A child being coerced into self producing CSEM or fetish content in order to gain access to certain online forums, gain attention from YouTubers, or gain approval from a groomer
•Adults or older teens masturbating on calls where children are present
I will not go into the details of the abuse I experienced online, but it did include the majority of the above and was perpetuated and upheld by a variety of different men and women from the ages I was 7-17. I believe that the culture surrounding pornography and the sexualisation of minors and youth impacts more men than women as in creating perpetrators, but that recognizing that female perpetrators do exist as well is important.
A lot of girls especially undergo this sort of victimization in the age of the internet. Naming it and talking helps put a stop to it and helps researchers look into the consequences as well as makes more people aware. Here is a study of some of the consequences for further reading. Heads up, the paper uses the acronym OSA for Online Sexual Abuse, in this context it does not mean Opposite Sex Attraction.
There has been a rapid increase in prevalence rates of online sexual abuse (OSA). Existing research has highlighted the negative impact OSA
