Sexual assault has a devastating effect on survivors as well as their family and friends (i.e., secondary survivors). Research shows that survivors’ abilities to cope in the aftermath of sexual trauma are particularly difficult in the “internet” age. This struggle stems from the abilities of perpetrators to use cyberspace to abuse, harass, and threaten survivors vis-à-vis various cybercrimes: cyberstalking, cybersexual abuse, and cyberfraud. Indeed, a survivor in this study referred to the cybervictimizations as the “third-victimization” because it followed the sexual assault (first) and the “revictimization” experienced during the pursuit of justice (second). This article presents the results of semistructured interviews about the third-victimization of 48 female survivors and 89 secondary survivors, the family of the survivor. These results show that all primary and most secondary survivors (91%) experienced at least one third-victimization, with a majority experiencing multiple forms.

性侵犯对幸存者及其家人和朋友（即次生幸存者）造成毁灭性影响。研究表明，在“互联网”时代，幸存者应对性创伤后的能力特别困难。这场斗争源于犯罪者利用网络空间针对各种网络犯罪（网络跟踪，网络性虐待和网络欺诈）滥用，骚扰和威胁幸存者的能力。确实，该研究中的幸存者将网络受害称为“第三次受害”，因为它遵循了性侵犯（第一次）和“追求正义”过程中经历的“再受害”（第二次）。本文介绍了对48名女性幸存者和89名次要幸存者（幸存者的家庭）进行第三次受害的半结构化访谈的结果。所有主要和次要幸存者（91％）都经历了至少三分之一的受害，其中大多数经历了多种形式。