One of my biggest complaints with the rise of the use of the term “grooming” is that it undermines what grooming actually is. I’ve done some very small amount of work in sex crimes prosecution and grooming has a very specific definition in that world. I think the more apt term anti-drag queen story hour folks would be “desensitizing.” Which I think is probably more accurate anyway absent any allegations of drag queens actually abusing kids.
I bring this up today because of allegations out of Texas of a state legislator getting an under 21 intern drunk and, at another time, showing her something to apparently test her willingness to report him to authorities. He later is accused of having sex with her. THAT is textbook grooming. And, for the record, he’s NOT in the LGBTQ community.
The new details about the allegation stem from the complaint filed against Slaton to the House General Investigating Committee.
www.texastribune.org