Technology-Facilitated Sexual Violence (TFSV) encompasses a range of harmful behaviors that occur through digital platforms and technologies. It includes online harassment, cyberstalking, non-consensual sharing of intimate images, sexual extortion, and digital coercion. Perpetrators use technology to intimidate, control, or exploit their victims, causing significant emotional, psychological, and sometimes physical harm. TFSV exploits the anonymity and reach of digital communication, making it a pervasive and challenging issue to address. Understanding TFSV requires examining the intersection of technology, psychology, and social behavior to develop effective prevention and intervention strategies.

My current research on Technology-Facilitated Sexual Violence (TFSV) focuses on the investigative aspects and offender profiling. I examine online harassment, cyberstalking, non-consensual image sharing, and digital coercion to understand the behaviors and patterns of perpetrators. This work aims to enhance law enforcement techniques, develop offender profiles, and improve prevention strategies.

Publications (* indicates student co-author):

Sorochinski, M. & Borukhov, E.* (2024). Digital Shadows: Confronting the Rise of Technology-Facilitated Sexual Violence and the Quest for Systemic Solutions. Contemporary Justice Review: Issues in Criminal, Social, and Restorative Justice.

Gauthier, A.,* LaPierre, A., Sorochinski, M., Higgs, T., & Bouchard, J.-P. (2024). Les cyberviolences sexuelles dans les relations intimes: enquête sur un phénomène en expansion. (Sexual cyberviolence in intimate relationships : Investigation into a growing phenomenon). Annales Médico-Psychologiques.

Sorochinski, M. & Varvaro, J.* (2023). Technology Facilitated Sexual Violence and Abuse: Exploring the What, Who, Where, Why, When, and How of the 21st Century Interpersonal Crime. Contemporary Justice Review: Issues in Criminal, Social, and Restorative Justice, 26, 111-121. DOI: 10.1080/10282580.2023.2216717

Forthcoming:

Sorochinski, M. (2026). Unveiling the Psychological Profiles of Technology-Facilitated Sexual Violence Perpetrators: The Digital Shadows. Taylor & Francis.

Sorochinski, M. & Wall, A. K.* (2024, under review). Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Consequences of Technology-Facilitated Sexual Violence in the U.S. Adult Population: A Survey Study. Manuscript submitted for publication.