HOWTO: Be an Internet Paedophile

Just in case you've ever wondered how it's done, the BBC publishes a useful guide to being an internet paedophile.

To summarise, the stages are:

1. Friendship: Flattering a child into a private chatroom
2. Relationship-forming: Asking the child what problems they have
3. Mutuality: Identifying with those problems to create bond
4. Risk-assessment: Asking about location of computer etc
5. Exclusivity: Using powerful language to create trust and often love
6. Starting sex chat