Hart argues that those two brief encounters cannot be considered
grooming.




Although
those were brief contacts, the reports reflect that Hart admitted to his group
that Ahe ha[d] been
grooming a potential victim in church and fantasizing regarding his victim.@  The fifteen year old
reminded him of one of his victims in Eastland because she was Areally built@ and wore Atight-fitted clothes.@  In the September 27, 2006
report, Hart stated that he seldom went to church because he had realized he
truly was back in his cycle; that he was grooming the girl; that he was
disappointed in himself; and that, although he would not re-offend, he Awas a short distance from
re-offending.  The girl I was noticing and making the comments about her
clothes, mannerisms, voice, et cetera, could have been my next potential
victim.@  Hart also
admitted to havingsexual thoughts about the fifteen year old while having sex
with his wife.  Hart=s
admissions, made after being in therapy for seven years and usually made only
after failing polygraph examinations, deeply concerned Young.  Young emphasized
that, while treatment stresses the warning signs and inappropriate and
dangerous behavior,  Hart was allowing himself to go near his Afantasy.@  That put him in a very
dangerous spot.  Hart talked to his group about how he was grooming the girl.
Young
stated that she did not like to discharge anyone from the group counseling and
that  she wanted everyone to succeed.  However, Young finally concluded that
Hart was not willing to give up his deviant behavior in order to do what it
would take to make progress.
Hart=s community supervision
officer, Ward, confirmed Young=s
assessment of Hart=s
propensity to re-offend.  Ward and Hart discussed his various