Children face growing risks of grooming, manipulation and sextortion in online spaces as predators use coercion tactics and emerging tools like generative AI. In 2024, the National Center for Missing ...

Three-year statutory investigation will look into how gangs operated as well as alleged cover-ups by institutions such as the ...

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 ...

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.

Editor’s note: If you suspect child abuse or neglect, North Dakota residents should contact local law enforcement or the North Dakota Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Hotline at 1-833-958-3500. In ...

The leader of the British government on Sunday announced plans to put authorities with the nation’s top organized crime agency on the so called “grooming gangs scandal,” in which more than 1,000 ...

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 ...

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 ...

It is well-known that Disney has been dragged into the debate over Florida sex education, and that their movies are being condemned as grooming, with bizarre arguments that teaching children about ...