GROOMING IS WHEN SOMEONE BUILDS A RELATIONSHIP, TRUST AND EMOTIONAL CONNECTION WITH A CHILD OR YOUNG PERSON SO THEY CAN MANIPULATE, EXPLOIT AND ABUSE THEM. CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE GROOMED CAN BE SEXUALLY ABUSED, EXPLOITED OR TRAFFICKED. ANYBODY CAN BE A GROOMER, NO MATTER THEIR AGE, GENDER OR RACE.