Is grooming illegal?

bantingm | 16:54 Wed 10th Dec 2008 | Law

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If an adult of 49, 'groomed' a child from the age of 14, but did not have sexual intercourse with her until she was 16, has he commited an offence? Is it illegal?

First time ABH charge

Emancipation

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Thanks Sam100 :-)

BrokenPope

I am a barrister. I know the 2003 Sexual Offences Act like I know my mother (;))

The answer to your question is ....

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No! Of course not!

How could you enforce a law like that? Why don't you think about it for just 5 or 6 minutes before posting such nonsense.

No.

You'll just have to resort to plan b): shearing off his testicles and firebombing his house.

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ressurrection

Hello, I am a child sexual abuse prevention and healing relationship mentor. My expertise is in Child Sexual Abuse Grooming, and NO it is not legal however I am working diligently to change that. Individuals can check out the petition on Change.org by typing "Make Child Sexual Abuse Grooming A Felony" in the search engine. There are link there as well to help people become more familiar with what grooming actually is and the differences between child grooming and child trafficking.

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