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Safety · 4 min · Updated September 2026

Threats or grooming

If a stranger is pressuring, threatening or asking to meet, this is not something to handle alone in the chat. It is serious — and help is available straight away.

In short

Stop contact. Keep the messages. Contact the police on 114 if there is a planned meeting or threats. The Danish police have guidance on grooming and digital sexual offences — call 114, or report on politi.dk. SletDet at Save the Children Denmark and the Children’s Helpline 116 111 can advise. Do not believe threats to “share pictures unless you pay”. Tell your child it is not their fault.

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    Stop the contact

    Your child should not reply any more. Block the person. Turn location off in the app if it is on. Do not delete the chat yet — keep it as evidence if possible.

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    Keep evidence and get help

    Screenshots, username and times. If there are threats, a meeting or sexual pressure, contact the police — they have a page on preventing grooming. SletDet at Save the Children Denmark advises children, young people and parents. Children can call the Children’s Helpline on 116 111. If a meeting is planned: call 114 immediately — do not wait.

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More help in Denmark

If you need someone to talk to, use these — they are free, and they take parents and children.

  • Digital sexual offences

    The Danish police explain grooming and how to report if a child is pressured or threatened online. Read the guidance before confronting the other party.

  • SletDet counselling 29 27 01 01

    Save the Children’s free counselling in Denmark for children, young people and parents facing bullying, image sharing, hacking and other harmful experiences online. Call 29 27 01 01. You do not need everything sorted before you call.

  • Children’s Helpline 116 111

    Børns Vilkår. Children and young people in Denmark can call or write anonymously on 116 111. Also when it feels urgent, but does not require 112.

  • Parents’ Helpline 35 55 55 57

    Børns Vilkår. Free, anonymous counselling for parents and relatives in Denmark on 35 55 55 57. They take calls about screens, conflict and online problems.

  • Police 114 114

    Call 114, or report on politi.dk, when it is not an emergency but you need the police. Keep confirmation of the report if you receive one.

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