ADVERTISEMENT Men who commit sexual offences against children are almost four times more likely to use dating platforms than non-offenders, reveals a new study conducted by the Childlight Global Child Safety Institute. According to the study's findings, nearly two-thirds of men who have sexually assaulted children use dating platforms, with over one in five offenders using dating apps daily. The research, which was carried out on a sample of 5,000 men in the UK, US and Australia, found that 11.