Clergy members choose to groom children that are closest to them. As trusted members of the community in a position of high respect, they have access to families and children in private and close quarters, Families trust clergy members because they are supposed to be closest to God and therefore be pure.
The victims of clergy sex abuse are minor members of the religious community They are often children that volunteer to help the clergy around the community in different areas and positions. These children are often left alone with clergy for hours on end and are taught to trust the clergy without exception.