Bipartisan Law in Wisconsin Makes Grooming Kids a Felony

Nothing comes first than child safety and with all the incidents of sexual assaults on children and sexploitation of minors across the country, making strict laws for child protection is ever more needed. Wisconsin’s lawmakers have documented their willingness to address this need by passing a new law that makes grooming a felony in the state.

It’s a better-late-than-never development in the Badger State which has now become the 13th state in the country to make grooming of minors a felony. Others in this list include Arkansas, Illinois, Texas, Arizona, Georgia, Iowa, Vermont, Ohio, Montana, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Wyoming. The new law is based on two bills – Assembly Bill 677 and Senate Bill 673. The first defines grooming for legal purposes as reported in The Federalist (March 11):

“A course of conduct, pattern of behavior, or series of acts with the intention to condition, seduce, solicit, lure, or entice a child for the purpose of engaging in sexual intercourse or sexual contact or for the purpose of producing, distributing, or possessing depictions of the child engaged in sexually explicit conduct.”

The second bill, SB 673, makes it mandatory for schools in the state to make anti-grooming policies and trainings that would implement appropriate communication between students and staff members. This bill is important and directly linked to the incidence of teachers or other school staff approaching students in a sexual manner and/or with sexual motives. The Federalist recounted a case of such nature in Kenosha where a substitute teacher, Christian Enwright, was sentenced to only 450 days in prison for a two-year-long online sexual relationship with a 12-year-old student. The short prison sentence was the result of the absence of felony laws for grooming in the state.

But that changes now because Wisconsin lawmakers from both parties got behind the child protection law in a rare show of bipartisan support for an important cause. And the state’s Democrat Governor also signed it into law. A press release from Governor Evers, dated March 6, says:

“Keeping our kids safe, especially while they’re in our schools, must be a top priority for us, whether it’s addressing grooming, gun violence, bullying, or other harmful behavior. We have an important obligation to make sure our kids can feel secure, supported, and cared for by educators and staff in our schools…”

Not all Democrats were onboard, however, in protecting children from grooming by predators. Half a dozen Democrats opposed the anti-grooming legislation and these include the Democratic Party frontrunner in this year’s governor’s race – Francesca Hong. So when voters go to the polls in November this year, those caring for child safety would likely remember Hong’s voting record on this critical issue.

It is also worth noting that many of the leftist LGBTQ people have been actively involved in grooming children, mainly by organizing and performing drag queen shows and drag queen reading sessions that sexualize children. However, not all LGBTQ people support such grooming. An organization called Gays Against Groomers opposes such predatory behavior toward children. Through its X account, the organization advocates against grooming and alerts parents against drag queen events targeting children at schools.