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In a significant number of sexual assaults, the act is a consequence of the slow, progressive, and sometimes imperceptible establishment of a coercive relationship. The violent and traumatic nature of the act becomes apparent in hindsight. The concept of grooming was coined in the context of studies on sexual abuse of minors to distinguish normal interactions between adults and children from situations of coercion that could lead to assaults. Understanding these mechanisms is of both legal and clinical interest. Studies on the approach strategies of perpetrators of sexual violence against minors have led to models such as that by Winters and Jeglic. Beyond the descriptive character of this sequencing, the article raises the question of the conscious and unconscious psychodynamic implications of these strategies, as well as the contributions and limitations of these models.