Methodological Aspects of Linguistic Expert Analysis of Communications on Sexual Topics with Minors

Abstract

The article is devoted to the linguistic aspect of examinations on crimes against sexual integrity and sexual freedom. Based on the consistent legal, expert and linguistic analysis, the author observes the formation of a new type of forensic linguistic and comprehensive psychological and linguistic examinations, the object of which is the communication on sexual topics with minors in social networks and messengers. He also analyzes criminal law provisions covering crimes against a person’s sexual inviolability and sexual freedom. Subsequently, the expert concepts of “sexual acts”, “motivation” and “threat”, which are advisable to establish during the examination, are developed and brought into correlation with the linguistic knowledge. Finally, the author proposes methodological approaches to solving expert linguistic tasks when examining messages to the minors on sexual topics.