Today’s sexual predators aren’t lurking in the shadows, wearing trench coats, and driving windowless vans. They look like everybody else. They’re coaching after-school sports, teaching in the classroom, performing medical examinations, living next door, participating in religious services, or even sitting at our holiday dinner tables. In fact, 90% of sexual abuse victims know their abuser and, on the surface, these abusers can appear charming, helpful, and kind.

Lewis & Llewellyn – a law practice dedicated to obtaining justice for sexual abuse survivors – outline the six stages of sexual grooming.