Child grooming

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Child grooming is the befriending of a minor by an older person^[1]^[2] with the main objective of sexual abuse or solicitation,^[3]^[4] or even to lure them into illicit businesses such as child trafficking or prostitution,^[5] or producing pornography out of them.^[6]^[7] It is considered a criminal offense internationally since the agreement of International Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Women and Children in 1921.^[8]

Child groomers use several methods in order to make children trust them to start a relationship with them.^[9]^[10]^[11] A trusting relationship with the family means the child's parents are less likely to believe potential accusations.^[9] As it progresses, they may also trick the child to be able to easily talk about sexual topics or show pornography to them, often by looking for opportunities to have time alone with the child, which can be done by offering to babysit,^[12]^[13] in order to normalize the behavior,^[14]^[15]^[16] before eventually having physical contact with them, even when the child does not want it.^[12]^[17]

On the Internet edit

Child grooming can also occur via social sites. Online grooming of minors is most prevalent within the 13–17 age group (99% of cases), but also particularly 13–14 (48%), with the majority of the targets being girls, and most victimization occurs with mobile-phone support. The risk is increased considerably for those who tend to seek attention.

Pedophiles and predators use online grooming to carry out cybersex trafficking crimes.^[18]^[19]^[20] After the pedophile gains the trust from a local cybersex trafficker, often a parent or neighbor of the victim, the online sexual exploitation will take place.^[5]

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[1] ttps://www.citizensadvice.je/what-you-can-and-cannot-do-as-a-minor/

[2] ttps://www.stopitnow.org/ohc-content/why-permission-from-a-child-or-underage-teen-doesnt-count

[3] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20151218085038/http://www.pandys.org/articles/sexualabusegrooming.html

[4] ttps://archive.org/details/childpornography00osts

[:0-5] 5.0 ^5.1 https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/poverty-pushes-some-kids-towards-paid-sex-abuse-philippines-10839702

[6] ttps://archive.org/details/sexualabuseofchi0000leve/page/64

[7] ttps://archive.org/details/sexualabuseofchi0000leve/page/64

[8] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20140523010403/http://www.ceop.police.uk/Documents/ceopdocs/ceop_thematic_assessment_executive_summary.pdf

[:1-9] 9.0 ^9.1 https://books.google.com/books?id=Hpq-SvwKtkUC&pg=PA30

[10] ttps://books.google.com/books?id=G2sQBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA59

[11] ttps://books.google.com/books?id=fyqgBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA86

[:2-12] 12.0 ^12.1 https://books.google.com/books?id=ut4PBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA189

[13] ttps://books.google.com/books?id=ut4PBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA237

[14] ttps://books.google.com/books?id=uL2sAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA108

[15] ttps://books.google.com/books?id=4CjE_-KmQiIC&pg=PA63

[16] ttps://books.google.com/books?id=BtjzJhcAAGYC&pg=PA159

[17] ttps://books.google.com/books?id=_DOZTv-l2l8C&pg=PA35

[18] ttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-07/predators-using-internet-to-direct-live-online-sex-abuse/7819150

[19] ttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-trafficking-crime/former-uk-army-officer-jailed-for-online-child-sex-abuse-idUSKCN1SS2BO

[20] ttps://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/cheap-tech-widespread-internet-access-fuel-rise-cybersex-trafficking-n886886

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