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

Child grooming and online solicitation of a minor are felonies with a punishment range of up to 20 years.

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 ...

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 ...

WICHITA COUNTY (KFDX/KJTL) — Wichita County deputies arrested a man on multiple child sex crime charges pending out of Clay County. Stephen Phillip Hunt, 36, of Burkburnett, was arrested on Thursday, ...

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 ...