“…Instead, online groomers activate a complex 'communicative entrapment network', resorting to overlapping, nonsequential manipulation strategies (Lorenzo-Dus et al, 2016, p. 46; see also, Williams et al, 2013;Van Gijn-Grosvenor and Lamb, 2016;Quayle and Newman, 2017). 2 These strategies inform a number of 'online grooming models' that have been developed within the fields of Psychology and Criminology using primarily a Thematic Analysis methodology and examining relatively small data sets (see, for example, Egan et al, 2011;Kloess et al, 2017;Williams et al, 2013;Quayle & Newman, 2016;Winters et al, 2017). While labelling its components differently 3 , these models broadly encompass online groomers' attempts at developing the child's trust in them (terms used include: relationship forming, rapport building, friendship forming), obtaining sexual gratification from the online interaction with the child (terms used include: sexual content, sexual rapport), testing the child's compliance level (terms used include: risk assessment, assessing and managing risks) and approaching the child for an offline meeting (terms used include: meeting at offender's house, contact request, meeting planning).…”