A new study from the Canadian Centre for Child Protection is providing insight into the online dangers that Canadian teenagers are facing.

Researchers surveyed 1,279 teens ages 13 to 17 who said they had experienced online sexual victimization.

"This is very important data for us to pay attention to because these are the kids who maybe have not come forward before and told anybody about what has happened to them," said Monique St. Germain, the general counsel for the centre.

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Speaking to CBC Radio's _Information Morning Nova Scotia_, St. Germain said four out of five teens surveyed said they had experienced unwanted sexual talk online.

St. Germain said this is often a grooming tactic.

[Monique St. Germain is with the Canadian

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