Among internet-initiated sex offenses, there is a growing prevalence of internet-initiated statutory rape which must be concerned. Instead of focusing on victims’ perspective, we interviewed six adult men who commit internet-initiated statutory rape, to explore the criminal precess and causes of internet-initiated statutory rape. There are four stages of the criminal process for committing internet-initiated statutory rape: (1) Searching Target, (2) Interacting with the Victim, (3) Committing the Crime, (4) after Committing the Crime; all stages involved pathological internet use, personal network communication tools, and absense of capable guardian against crime. The risk factors for committing internet-initiated statutory rape are (1) Early Risk Factors, including remote relation with parents and low self-control, (2) Follow-up Risk Factors, including dismissing attachment style, choices for leisure activities, experiences of intimate relationship, and lack of legal knowledge, (3) Immediate Risk Factors, including loneliness, lack of proper leisure activities, internet high-risk situations, and opportunities for getting along with potential victim, (4) Risk Factors for Recidivism, including negative influences of peers, opportunities for interacting with potential victim, and fail at self-regulation. We suggest that our government should take care of adult men’s leisure activities and attachment needs, and educate people about legal knowledge, internet usage, and facilitate online safty and parent-child relationship.

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