Which of the following is NOT one of the four methods of gaining sexual access to a person?

• A. Consent
• B. Grooming
• C. Pressure
• D. Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault

Answer: (B)

Grooming is a preparatory process, not a direct method used at the moment to gain sexual access. It involves building trust, normalizing the relationship, and creating vulnerability over time so that access becomes easier later. The other ideas describe direct means to obtain access in the moment—either by obtaining voluntary agreement (consent), using coercive pressure to override resistance, or incapacitating someone with drugs to exploit them. Because the question focuses on the ways someone gains access, grooming doesn’t fit as one of those immediate methods; it’s a precursor that signals harmful intent and helps set up the access, rather than a single act of gaining it.