Kentucky’s New Grooming Law Explained | Bowling Green News

Bowling Green News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Sep 1, 2026 · 1m

Kentucky just took a bold step forward in child protection with House Bill 4, the first law to officially define grooming — targeting adults who manipulate minors for sexual exploitation or control. Designed to empower parents, teachers, and caregivers with clear legal tools to spot and report warning signs before abuse occurs, this landmark legislation is already making waves. Child advocates hail it as a powerful deterrent and intervention tool, especially as abuse cases surged 29% last year. Just days after passage, a teacher in Graves County was arrested under the new law — proof that…