ABSTRACT⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

Group sexual offending is a phenomenon that occurs in our society, but little research has actually been carried out to unravel the complexity of this type of crime. The present study explores the characteristics of cases related to group sexual offences in Spain from 2014 to 2018 using information appearing in the media. An analysis of more than 500 printed and digital media reports identified 111 registered cases involving 389 offenders and 123 victims. All information regarding the offenders, the victims and the offences was examined and showed that the average age of the offenders was 23.61 years, which was slightly higher than the average age of the victims, 19.45 years. The average size of the group of aggressors was found to be 3.54 individuals and two-thirds were of Spanish nationality. The crimes committed occurred at night and often during the weekend and predominately in indoor spaces.

摘要⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

集体性犯罪是我们社会中发生的一种现象，但实际上很少有研究来揭示这类犯罪的复杂性。本研究利用媒体上出现的信息探讨了 2014 年至 2018 年西班牙与集体性犯罪相关的案件的特征。对 500 多份印刷和数字媒体报道的分析确定了 111 起登记案件，涉及 389 名罪犯和 123 名受害者。对犯罪人、被害人和犯罪行为的所有信息进行了审查，犯罪人的平均年龄为23.61岁，略高于被害人的平均年龄19.45岁。发现攻击者群体的平均人数为 3.54 人，其中三分之二是西班牙国籍。