People from all over the world pay for live streaming video images of minors, also called webcam child sex tourism (WCST). Although there is an increase in research about online sexual offending, relatively few studies have investigated the approaches used by people who have committed WCST offenses (PWCST). In addition, these studies describe these approaches as active-orientated without mentioning an avoidant pathway. The aim of the study was to investigate whether PWCST use similar pathways as the four offending pathways identified by Ward and Hudson. Using qualitative thematic analysis, 195 cases of online chat conversations between PWCST and operators posing as a minor were analyzed. The Ward and Hudson pathways model was partially replicable. Evidence was found for an approach and avoidant pathway. The data also suggest three other sub-pathways and a mixed pathway. Most PWCST in this study used an approach pathway to immediately approach minors for sex, which provides important insight into the diverse nature of sexual grooming.

来自世界各地的人们为未成年人的直播视频图像付费，也称为网络摄像头儿童色情旅游 (WCST)。尽管关于在线性犯罪的研究有所增加，但相对较少的研究调查了犯下 WCST 罪行 (PWCST) 的人所使用的方法。此外，这些研究将这些方法描述为主动导向，而没有提及回避途径。该研究的目的是调查 PWCST 是否使用与 Ward 和 Hudson 确定的四种违规途径相似的途径。使用定性主题分析，分析了 195 例 PWCST 与操作员冒充未成年人的在线聊天对话。Ward 和 Hudson 通路模型是部分可复制的。找到了接近和回避路径的证据。数据还表明其他三个子途径和一个混合途径。本研究中的大多数 PWCST 使用了一种方法来立即接近未成年人进行性行为，这为了解性美容的多样性提供了重要的见解。