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Sexual grooming is the action or behavior used to establish an emotional connection with a vulnerable person – generally a minor under the age of consent[1][2] – and sometimes the victim's family,[3] to lower their inhibitions with the objective of sexual abuse.[4][5] It can occur in various settings, including online, in person, and through other means of communication.[6] Children who are groomed may experience mental health issues, including "anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress, and suicidal thoughts."[5]
- ^ Christiane Sanderson (2006). Counselling Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse. Jessica Kingsley Publishers. p. 32. ISBN 1843103354. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
Counsellors may need to remind survivors that children are not able to give informed consent under the legal age and in the absence of full knowledge of the meaning and ramifications of such behaviour.
- ^ Ost, Suzanne (2009). Child Pornography and Sexual Grooming : Legal and Societal Responses. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. p. 71. ISBN 9780521885829.
The offence relating to grooming can be founder under a.15(1) of the SOA, which provides that an individual aged eighteen or ever (A) commits the offence of "meeting a child following sexual grooming etc" if: [...] (3) B is under 16; and (4) A does not reasonably believe that B is 16 or over
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According to Finkelhor's model, there are four preconditions to child sexual abuse. The first is a motivation to sexually abuse a child,
- ^ a b "The impact of online grooming". INHOPE. 2022-07-26. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
- ^ "Grooming: Know the Warning Signs | RAINN". www.rainn.org. Retrieved 2023-03-11.