Gov. Tony Evers took action on a bill Friday that addresses the crime of grooming a child for sexual activity.

Evers also signed a second bill into law that requires school districts to establish rules for how school staff communicate with students.

Senate Bill 1540 would criminalize "grooming" of minors, establishing penalties of up to a decade in prison as the proposal advances to the Senate floor.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — A new Ohio law makes it illegal for a person to coerce a child into having sex. The act known as "grooming" was not punishable under past law. Chris Graham, a survivor of child sexual ...

MISSOURI — A Missouri group is hoping to spark change across the state and make child grooming illegal. “This is a hill I’m willing to die on, even if it takes me my whole life,” said Madison Royer.

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Levels of child grooming in London are "more catastrophic" than anywhere else in the country, a care sector activist and abuse survivor has said. Chris Wild said grooming and criminal exploitation are ...

PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - Sometimes tough questions have tough answers. “We literally had to do this by looking at parents saying ‘There’s no recourse,’” said 15th Circuit Court District Attorney Hal ...

A Texas House bill labeled “Audrii’s Law” that aimed to close a legal loophole allowing some people convicted of sex-related crimes to bypass the state’s sex offender registry was signed into law by ...