he Grooming Playbook: How Predators Prepare Children Before Anyone Notices

Every day, children receive new phones, tablets, and gaming systems — and most parents worry about screen time. Very few think about grooming.

But online exploitation rarely begins with sex. It begins with trust.

In this episode of Chasing Shadows, veteran investigator Sean Lacy breaks down the real grooming playbook used by online predators across every platform and app. Drawing from hundreds of investigations, Sean explains how offenders slowly build emotional control over children long before parents see any warning signs.