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Thread #135090 Message #3106844
Posted By: Keith A of Hertford
04-Mar-11 - 09:49 AM
Thread Name: BS: Muslim prejudice
Subject: RE: BS: Muslim prejudice
This is a cut and paste Lox, OK?
The BBC is carrying out research into "on-street grooming", which is the term used to describe children in the UK being targeted by men for sexual abuse. This can be anything from being offered gifts from older boys to being asked to attend 'parties' with older men.
The sexual abuse of children is generally preceded by activity designed to ensnare them. For this reason the Sexual Offences Act 2003 actually has an offence of "grooming".
Section 15(1) of the Act carries the relevant offence:-
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It may be thought that "on street grooming" is a modern phenomenon. However the Sexual Offences Act 2003 does in fact incorporate many of the previous statutes designed to stop certain kinds of predatory behaviour towards children. In fact, the criminal law has long sought to prohibit the procurement of children for abuse.