Group
Subdivision

033 Child procurement or grooming

Latest release
Australian and New Zealand Standard Offence Classification (ANZSOC)
Reference period
2023

0330 Child procurement or grooming

Child procurement or grooming includes procuring, persuading, pressuring, or preparing a child for sexual activity, such as sexual acts and/or the production of child abuse material.

Inclusions:

  • Cultivate a relationship with a child for the purposes of grooming or procurement
  • Deceive a child for the purposes of grooming or procurement
  • Expose a child to sexual materials for the purposes of grooming
  • Grooming of a parent or guardian for the purpose of committing sexual assault of a child
  • Organise or promote child sex tours
  • Send sexually explicit messages to a child in any format 
  • Other child procurement or grooming offences

Exclusions:

  • Groom an adult with a cognitive impairment, or their carer – coded to 0399 Sexual offences, nec 
  • Produce child abuse material – coded to 0341 Produce or distribute child abuse material
  • Sexual touching of a child – coded to 0322 Unlawful sexual contact of a child
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