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  • Part 2: Inside the Mind of Eddie B

    © By Sophie Lewis | NUJ | Journalist | The Grooming Files A Case Study in Exposure-Seeking Behaviour When Eddie B first contacted me, it wasn’t to confess or apologise. It was to “expose others.” He pointed to online spaces…

    Part 2: Inside the Mind of Eddie B

  • Part 1: Eddie B — The Raw Interview

    © By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files Predator under CPS investigation! Sophie: Can I send you some questions about you please?Eddie: Sure. Q1. Why did you reach out to me — what made you pick me?Eddie: I watched one…

    Part 1: Eddie B — The Raw Interview

  • Not All Predators Are the Same — And We Need to Talk About It

    ©️ Opinion Piece – By Sophie Lewis We’re getting some predator stings wrong and the cost could be children’s safety. First, respect where it’s due: I take my hat off to the people who do this work. I couldn’t. It’s…

    Not All Predators Are the Same — And We Need to Talk About It

  • The Grooming Files — A Chapter Closes, The Work Lives On

    ©️ By Sophie Lewis | @sophielewiseditorial When I started The Grooming Files in March 2025, I thought I was starting a blog.In reality, I was building a weapon. It began with one mission, drag the early-internet grooming era into the…

    The Grooming Files — A Chapter Closes, The Work Lives On

  • Two Years in the Forge: Closing the False Economy

    ©️ By Sophie Lewis | @sophielewiseditorial I didn’t just survive the last two years. I walked through fire, fed it every illusion I had left, and came out with steel in my spine. I wanted more. Not the kind of…

    Two Years in the Forge: Closing the False Economy

  • Part 8: Reclaiming Sex, Rewiring Minds

    ©️ By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | @sophielewiseditorial The Porn Crisis They stole something sacred. We’re taking it back. After all we’ve exposed, the patterns, the silence, the pain, the final question is this: Where do we go…

    Part 8: Reclaiming Sex, Rewiring Minds

  • Part 7: The Kids Are Not Alright

    ©️ By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | @sophielewiseditorial The Porn Crisis This isn’t curiosity. It’s collapse. They’re not exploring.They’re not experimenting.They’re not just “growing up in a digital world.” They’re being raised by porn.And they’re mimicking what they…

    Part 7: The Kids Are Not Alright

  • Part 6: Systemic Silence

    ©️ By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | @sophielewiseditorial The Porn Crisis We know the damage. So why isn’t anyone stopping it? We’ve laid it bare. Porn is grooming young minds.It’s warping desire, escalating compulsion, fuelling harm. And yet……

    Part 6: Systemic Silence

  • Part 5: The New Breed of Offender

    ©️ By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | @sophielewiseditorial The Porn Crisis Groomed by porn. Fueled by shame. Spiralling into harm. Not all predators hide.Some want to be seen.Not to confess, but to climax.To escalate. To break the silence…

    Part 5: The New Breed of Offender

  • Part 4: Groomed by the Algorithm

    ©️ By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | @sophielewiseditorial The Porn Crisis The system isn’t broken — it’s working exactly as designed. Let’s get something straight:Most people don’t find extreme porn because they search for it.They find it because…

    Part 4: Groomed by the Algorithm