In West Virginia, registered sex offenders are prohibited to live within 1,000 feet of schools or child care facilities. This law was created in order to protect children from sex fiends. Most of the time, sex offenders prey on weak, helpless and innocent young minds. It is because children are generally more susceptible to their mind games.
A very common strategy sex offenders use is called grooming. Grooming involves earning the trust of both the child and the parents by showing good deeds, favors and other moral behavior. This way, the parents are more likely to trust the safety of their child on sex offenders. This method usually takes a few months, some even years. After the parents have been seduced, the predator will them make a move to capture the prey. For this reason, setting up a 1,000 feet safe zone from sex offenders will ensure no contact can be made.
