36% of males and 39% of females between the ages of fifteen and seventeen are sexually active in the United States. Teens also admitted to using the internet as a venue for sexual experience, and for many it was their first. Chat rooms create their own environments for teens whether its based on age, or a theme or topic. Monitored chat rooms have an adult present on the site to ensure privacy and keep participants safe. There is a fine line drawn with monitored chat rooms because sexual slang is permitted but violent crude language is not.”]
Source: http://webspace.ship.edu/jacamp/psyberpsych/adolescents/Teens%20and%20Sex%20Online.html