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mily circumstances in the victim selection process (e.g., lack parental supervision, parental discord, parental mental health/substance use issues; Craven et al., 2006; Jackson et al., 2015; Kaufman et al., 2006). Gaining access and isolation Second, many of the prior models identify that an offender seeks

t al., 2009; Marshall et al., 2015). Additionally, literature has identified that some offenders may provide the child with drugs or alcohol (e.g., Bennett & O'Donohue, 2014), which would be most commonly used with older victims. Desensitizing the child to sexual content and physical contact Fourth, there appears

children I0 EFTA00070850 with "a poor relationship with their parents," who "do not have many friends," or who "have already been victimized." (Craven et al., "Sexual grooming of children," 12 J. Sexual Aggression 287, 292 (2006), Dkt. No. 397 Ex. A (citations omitted)). Dr. Rocchio's clinical experience

th Cir. 2004) 30 United States v. Yousef, 327 F.3d 56 (2d Cir. 2003) 6, 8 Yates v. State, 171 S.W.3d 215 (Tex. App. 2005) 17 Other Authorities Bennett & O'Donohue, "The Construct of Grooming in Child Sexual Abuse, 23 J. Child Sexual Abuse 957 (2014) 10 Craven et al., "Sexual grooming of children," 12 J. Sexu

in touching; (4) isolating the victim; and (5) engaging in emotional manipulation. Grooming efforts can also extend to "grooming the environment." Craven et al., "Sexual grooming of children: Review of literature and theoretical considerations," 3 J. of Sexual Aggression 287, 292-93 (2006) ("Some offenders

wed professional literature in 1984, the term `grooming' has become so widely adopted that it will remain in widespread use for decades to come."); Bennett & O'Donohue, "The Construct of Grooming in Child Sexual Abuse: Conceptual and Measurement Issues," 23 J. Child Sexual Abuse 957, 964-68 (2014) (reviewing the li