Child sexual exploitation has risen to the forefront of political and public interest following a series of high-profile criminal cases in the UK. One area of research that has been undertaken in recent years - Berelowitz et al 2013, Becket et al 2013 - is around gang-associated young women and sexual exploitation. This research has identified patterns of victimisation in these young women including: pressure or coercion; sex in return for status or protection; multiple perpetrator rape; exchange of sex for drugs, alcohol, debt or money; to set up males from rival gangs; and to disrespect a rival gang (for example, having sex with a family member). These experiences lie within a broader context among young people of sexual violence, exploitation and victim-blaming.
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