'Step in the right direction': WI lawmakers propose bill that would make grooming a child a crime

'Step in the right direction': WI lawmakers propose bill that would make grooming a child a crime

Wisconsin currently has no law specifically criminalizing child grooming, but a new proposed bill would make it a felony offense.The proposed bill would make grooming a child for sexual activity a felony. Acts that constitute grooming would include verbal comments and inappropriate or sexualized physical contact toward children, as well as written, electronic or digital communications to seduce, solicit, lure or entice a child.The penalty would …