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Committee advances bill creating 'grooming' offense to target adults who manipulate minors
Summary
The Committee of the Whole recommended passage of House Bill 9 after adopting a standing committee amendment; the bill creates a new grooming offense that can be charged as a felony in cases where an adult targets a minor, including via electronic communications.
The Senate Committee of the Whole on Feb. 25 recommended that House Bill 9, which creates a new criminal offense of ‘grooming’ when an adult targets a minor, do pass as amended.
Senator Olson, speaking to the Committee, said the bill ‘‘establishes a new crime in Wyoming, and that crime is called grooming of children.’’ He described grooming as ‘‘the process of manipulating a minor to facilitate some type of sexual abuse’’ and said the…
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