PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - A new state law will go into effect soon, making grooming of a child a criminal offense. Lawmakers say this legislation is a proactive measure to protect children before an ...

PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - Sometimes tough questions have tough answers. “We literally had to do this by looking at parents saying ‘There’s no recourse,’” said 15th Circuit Court District Attorney Hal ...

MISSOURI — A Missouri group is hoping to spark change across the state and make child grooming illegal. “This is a hill I’m willing to die on, even if it takes me my whole life,” said Madison Royer.

CINCINNATI (WKRC) — Grooming children for sexual abuse is now illegal in Ohio, following the passage of House Bill 322 by the Ohio Senate on Wednesday. This legislative move comes three years after ...

MIDLAND, Texas — In the past week alone, multiple criminal cases have emerged involving adults abusing their power over children. A fairly new law, aimed at stopping predators before they act, hopes ...

Note: The above video shows the top headlines from the morning of September 29, 2025. LUBBOCK, Texas-Grooming is an uncomfortable subject, but a critical subject that parents, caregivers and ...

For the past five years online, conservatives have repeatedly said that LGBTQ+ people are groomers and pedophiles. But now that thousands of documents related to notorious child sex trafficker Jeffrey ...

Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is a serious global problem that impacts one in four girls and one in thirteen boys. The consequences of CSA are long-lasting and impact not only the individual who ...

TEXARKANA, Texas - A Texarkana man charged with two counts of child grooming has been re-arrested on a charge of online solicitation of a minor. Matthew Riddle was booked into jail Monday, and later ...