AUSTRALIA
The Age
Timna Jacks
It can start with making a child in their care feel “privileged”. Then might come the purchase of a toy.
What may seem like an innocent gesture may be the beginning of a plot to prepare a child for sex, according to the child abuse royal commission.
But how do you know? Schools, youth groups, and other organisations caring for children are being asked to be alert to grooming, but how can they step in before it’s too late?
The question is even more pertinent in Victoria, with new laws making grooming a criminal offence and the Victorian Government releasing new guidelines teaching children to watch out for grooming.
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