RCMP shares online safety tips to help youth avoid online grooming

Alberta RCMP is sharing online safety information throughout September, warning youth and their families about the risks of online grooming and luring.According to an RCMP news release, grooming occurs when someone builds trust with a young person online in order to manipulate, exploit, coerce or abuse them. Police say grooming can be linked to sexual exploitation, financial exploitation, criminal activity, luring and other forms of control.The RCMP said offenders often use flattery, attention,