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Grooming

  1. Harms
  2. Other Harmful Content
  3. Grooming

Grooming is when someone builds an emotional connection with a child, gaining their trust for sexual purposes including sexual abuse, sexual exploitation or trafficking. This can happen online or offline.

A person may do this by:

  • Pretending to be someone they are not
  • Buying gifts
  • Acting as a mentor
  • Giving the child attention/flattery

Reporting

Grooming is illegal and any suspicion or known grooming attempt should be reported to the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Agency (CEOP).

If a young person is at immediate risk of harm please dial 999.

Most common social networking sites will also have reporting routes for this type of content:

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