Catharina Sofie Rodenburg Drejer
PhD candidate, OsloMet
Drejer is currently conducting research on the livestreaming of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Using police data this explorative study aims to provide knowledge and understand patterns on this type of online abuse. Drejer has a background in social work and her research interest are; child exploitation, human trafficking, trauma, and digital technologies.
Tell us about your project!
Online child sexual exploitation and abuse (OCSEA) is a crime committed on the internet through the use of various (digital) technologies. This explorative study focuses on the livestreaming of child sexual abuse which is an established form of OCSEA. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic internet use and user knowledge of livestreaming services has accelerated emphasising the importance of understanding this phenomenon. The study uses police data to analyse and understand the crime and its patterns. The study aims to provide useful knowledge to prevent and protect children from online abuse.
“ The study aims to provide useful knowledge to prevent and protect children from online abuse.”
— Catharina Sofie Rodenburg Drejer on her research project “Live streaming of child sexual abuse and child protection”