What is the sentence for grooming?

What is the sentence for grooming?

The offence carries a maximum sentence of 10 years imprisonment, and automatic barring of the offender from working with children or vulnerable adults.

What are the consequences of grooming?

Online grooming is where someone befriends a child online and builds up their trust with the intention of exploiting them and causing them harm. Harm caused by grooming can be sexual abuse, both in person and online, and exploitation to obtain sexually explicit images and videos of the child.

What are examples of grooming?

Examples of grooming behaviour may include:

  • giving gifts or special attention to a child or young person, or their parent or carer, making the child or young person feel special and/or indebted to an adult.
  • making close physical contact sexual, such as inappropriate tickling and wrestling/play fighting.

What happens if you are charged with grooming a child?

Charged with an offence of grooming, procuring or meeting a child under 16 for unlawful sexual activity is daunting. It will effect your life, and your family’s life.

When is sexual grooming considered a sexual offence?

Sexual grooming is often carefully planned and can take place over weeks, months or years, with the ultimate goal of meeting the child for committing a sexual offence. Any communication with a child for the purpose of sexually abusing them is legally considered to be grooming and is a classified as an offence under the Sexual Offences Act 2003.

Who is required to notify the police of a grooming offence?

Anyone convicted of a grooming offence under ss 14 or 15 of SOA 2003, is required to notify the police of certain details, either for a period of time or for life. These are known as ‘notification requirements’.

Which is the best criminal defence lawyer for child grooming?

Our criminal defence lawyers specialise in child grooming and sexual cases, holding an exceptional reputation with a track record of proving their clients innocence, and getting these charges dropped early countless times for over 20 years. Speak to our team now for realistic guidance.

How to contact Moj about child grooming offences?

The offence applies to online and offline communication, including social media, e-mail, texts, letters, etc. For more information, call the MOJ press office on 0203 334 3536.

Sexual grooming is often carefully planned and can take place over weeks, months or years, with the ultimate goal of meeting the child for committing a sexual offence. Any communication with a child for the purpose of sexually abusing them is legally considered to be grooming and is a classified as an offence under the Sexual Offences Act 2003.

Is it an offence to groom a child under 16?

However, any communication with a child for the purpose of abusing them – in person or otherwise – is legally considered to be grooming. Under the Sexual offences Act 2003 (SOA 2003), s 14, it is an offence to arrange a meeting with a child under 16, for oneself or someone else, with the intent of sexually abusing the child.

How long can a groomer go to jail for?

Groomers face up to two years in prison and will be automatically placed on the sex offenders register NSPCC commends Justice Secretary for doing “the right thing” Groomers who target children through mobile phones and social media now face 2 years in prison, after a new government law came into force today.