http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=274906
A nice example of how 'grooming' children is unacceptable in Australia. Text of the news item below -
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Attorney-General Philip Ruddock says he is still considering an American request to take over jurisdiction of the case of a US sailor charged with procuring a child for sex.
David Wayne Budd, 28, was arrested by detectives from the NSW child exploitation unit as he arrived at Sydney Airport on Saturday.
The Petty Officer 2nd Class, who has been in Rockhampton as part of a joint US-Australian military training exercise, has been charged with using a carriage service to groom a child under the age of 16 for sex.
The charge follows an alleged online conversation he had with a police officer posing as a 14-year-old girl.
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"But certainly, we would not be happy in relation to a matter involving an infant, and this is a person charged with an offence of seeking to engage a person under the age of 16 years in sexual activity," he said.
The issues involved are not clearly spelled out (even in the link),
but I would guess that this was an attempt to 'convince' someone
over a short period of time. Nothing at all like what I was postulating
(and which I doubt that I'm capable of anyhow), which was more
along the lines of preparing someone who is already destined to
enjoy one's particular pleasures and beliefs. Nothing much to do
with sex at all. Probably not acceptable either though - more on
the lines of a religious indoctrination.
