Title: Understanding Sexual Grooming in Child Abuse Cases
Headings: Understanding Sexual Grooming in Child Abuse Cases
Understanding Sexual Grooming in Child Abuse Cases
Sexual Grooming
Key elements
Where it occurs
Definition
Grooming behaviors
Protecting Victims from Sexual Grooming
Federal Enticement Statute
State Enticement Statutes
Expert Testimony
Grooming Evidence
Advocacy and Training
Conclusion

Content: to reduce the likelihood of the child being believed if they do disclose. to reduce the likelihood of the abuse being detected. 8
Grooming behaviors
Key to understanding the concept of sexual grooming is recognizing common behaviors that predators use while grooming victims for sexual abuse. Common sexual grooming behaviors are often subtle and may not appear inappropriate. These behaviors include: “An adult seems overly interested in a child. An adult frequently initiates or creates opportunities to be alone with a child (or multiple children). An adult becomes fixated on a child. An adult gives special privileges to a child (e.g., rides to and from practices, etc.). An adult befriends a family and shows more interest in building a relationship with the child than with the adults
An adult displays favoritism towards one child within a family.