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: “bathing a child. walking in on a child changing. deliberately walking in on a child toileting. asking a child to watch the adult toileting. tickling and “accidentally” touching genitalia. activities that involve removing clothes (massage, swimming). wrestling in underwear. playing games that include touching genitalia (playing doctor). telling a child sexually explicit jokes. teasing a child about breast and genital development.