A child sex ring is a group of adults who are simultaneously involved sexually with multiple minors during the same general time frame.
[1] The dynamics of these rings differ from those of more common one-on-one intrafamilial cases in that they are more organized and ran over a long period of time.
[7] In 1989, a study[1][8] indicated 31 child sex rings identified by police within a geographically separated population of 710,000 during two years in UK.
[2] The seduction often involves acts of kindness and giving gifts to the victims to lower their inhibitions and to gain their cooperation and trust.
[9] The offenders tend to be from a higher socio-economic background, as running a child sex ring requires high interpersonal skills and economic resources.