“Groomed,” premiering Thursday on Discovery+. The film examines what she describes as horrifying experiences with grooming, which is when a predator befriends and establishes an emotional connection with a child in order to lower their guard, with the objective of sexual abuse.
The doc also reveals the extraordinary methods the filmmaker employed to try to trap the alleged predator. Van de Pas unearthed potentially crucial DNA evidence and prompted another woman to come forward.
And now the alleged perpetrator might finally be brought to justice.“I don’t know if closure exists, but I am at peace,” said the director and new mom, who lived in San Francisco for 12 years before moving to Amsterdam 18 months ago. “The project was psychologically.
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