An East Texas man was sentenced to 12 years in prison for child grooming and soliciting a child online. Dakota Lane Harrell, ...

MANCHESTER, Iowa (KCRG) - Manchester police have arrested six people in a child grooming sting operation, with the most recent arrest made possible by Iowa’s new grooming law enacted in July 2024. A ...

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 ...

Parents are being warned of the dangers children face during online gaming sessions including exploitation and being groomed. One senior police officer said this is happening on online gaming ...

LONE STAR, Texas (KETK)– A man was arrested in Lone Star last week after he was accused of crimes against children. According to the Morris County Sheriff’s Office, Dakota Lane Harrell was arrested on ...

MADISON (WKOW) — Wisconsin currently lacks a state statute defining grooming a child for sexual activity. This legal gap means child predators who groom children, often through texting or online, ...