Adult Grooming Survey
This survey, by CAAGe, the Campaign Against Adult Grooming, is completely anonymous

1. Please only answer questions once.
2. Please only answer if you are over 18
3. Skip any questions you can't or don't want to answer.

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About you
This section helps us identify patterns of groomers.
Your gender
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Your age
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Your work
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Your marital status?
Your ethnic origin
Your religion
Do you have any disabilities?
How many children are you parent or guardian for (aged 17 or younger only), and do they live with you?
How many children are you parent or guardian for (aged 17 or older), and do they live with you? (Question added June 2020)
Do you have any disabilities?
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What is your sexual orientation?
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Where did you live when the grooming first started? (eg first four digits of UK postcode identifies an area but not your location; county; nearest big town. If you live outside of the UK, please note your closest large town and country)
About your groomer
This helps us identify the kind of people who are grooming
Where did your groomer live when the grooming first started? Please note closest large town if possible,.
Did your groomer use their own identity, or did they 'catfish' (use a false identity)?
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Your groomer(s)gender
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How would you describe the ethnicity of your groomer eg race, religion
Why do you think your groomer targeted you in particular?
How do you believe your groomer knew about you?
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How long did it take for your groomer(s) to bring the relationship offline?
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What do you think were other purposes of the grooming? (Question added June 2020)
How long did the grooming last?
How did you discover that you had been/were being  groomed?
Your groomer may have had other victims. How many are you aware of?
At the same time as you
In total
Not aware of any
Suspect there were more but unsure
1
2-5
6-10
10-20
20-30
30+
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On a scale of 1-5, how much impact has grooming had on your life?
Very little/none
Devastating
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On a scale of 1-10, how much impact has grooming had on the people around you? (eg family, friends, work colleagues)
Very little/none
Devastating
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What have been the worst consequences of grooming for you personally? Please list the three (3) most serious consequences . Examples might be financial loss, PTSD, unable to go out, lost trust, damaged relationships with friends, divorce, depression....
Any other consequences you want to mention? (question added June 2020)
Did you report the grooming to any of the following? (Options added June 2020)
Reporting to the police
Can you let us know about any interactions with the police, or if you decided not to tell the police, why not.

If you didn't report to the police, why not?
Grooming remains legal in the UK. If you reported, what offence did you report your groomer for? If you live outside of the UK, please note country and response.
With regard to the police, how much do you agree with the following statements?
Disagree Totally
Disagree somewhat
Agree Somewhat
Agree Totally
Police officers understand grooming
The police officers took my report seriously
Police collected evidence quickly/efficiently
I had to record and organise evidence myself
I had to put in a complaint
I would advise others to report to Police
Reporting to the Police was traumatic
They were polite but could do nothing
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Do you want to note anything more about that experience?
Will your case be taken through the court system? (or has it been already?)
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Mental Health
In this section we  want to see how much your mental health has been affected by the grooming.
Did your mental health suffer as a result of your experience of being groomed?
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Did you take time off work due to the effects grooming  had on you?
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Have you been diagnosed with any of the following since your experience?
If yes, were you offered any sort of therapy?
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Who referred you for therapy?
If you have therapy, did you find it helpful?
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Can you explain briefly why you answered that way?
What other support has been available to you?
Have you had support from any of the following places?
Poor
OK, could do better
Good
Brilliant
Not appropriate
Employer
Work colleagues
Womens support group
Friends
Online community
Family
Mens support group
CAAGe or other campaigning organisation
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What services would it be helpful for CAAGe (the Campaign Against Adult Grooming) to offer?  (Question added June 2020)
Extra question added as a result of early feedback: did your groomer ever show knowledge of the law and try to stay the right side of it?
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We want to end this survey on a high note rather than leaving you cold after reliving your experiences. We ARE able to get over this and it takes time and help. Have you made anything positive happen for you in your comeback from the grooming? (eg, trusting own instincts more, new friends, cut off from old ones, treated myself to a round the World trip, discovered a really supportive family member, I am stronger than I  ever believed, lost or gained weight)
Thank you
We hope to make this an annual survey, and your answers are appreciated. If there's any way that the team at CAAGe  - rhe Campaign Against Adult Grooming can help you, we're here: https://caage.org.
And if you'd like us to email you with updates and findings,, come back to survey page (https://caage.org/grooming-research-survey/) and  give us an email address, completely unrelated to the survey to ensure confidentiality.
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