Repercussions on sexual crimes against minors through electronic means

Abstract

The objective of this essay was to describe the repercussions on sexual crimes against minors through electronic means. The methodology used in this research was descriptive; the design is non-experimental cross-sectional. The investigated population grouped 63 adolescents aged 15 to 18 years. The survey was used as a technique and the questionnaire as an instrument. The Scale of Victimization through Mobile Phone and Internet (CYB-VIC) elaborated by Buelga et al. (2012). It is concluded that: the victims of sexual abuse can be any boy, girl or adolescent, since there is no specific characteristic that establishes the profile of an ideal victim, this is reflected in the fact that these acts are consumed in all social classes without distinction. of the type of sociocultural, economic, and religious levels. Sexual abuse in minors is a traumatic experience that leaves important consequences of a wide range of variety. In general, it is not possible to speak of a syndrome as such, since the symptomatology will always vary according to the various factors that can influence the manifestation of a specific symptom, from genetic aspects to social, family and other experiences lived later. Consequently, mistrust on the part of minors who have been victims of this type of situation are afraid of revealing this reality, as well as pressure from parents or guardians when worrying about an alleged situation of abuse, this This type of thing means that the cases that are discovered are still part of a smaller percentage, confronted with the countless number of people affected by this social problem that results in a large number of unrevealed cases of sexual abuse in minors and adolescents.