Category: Child Protection

  • Part 2 of The Record They Buried – And the Woman Who Survived It “Only marginally looked after.”“Would be better in care.”“Emotionally deprived.”“Clothes dirty. Hair matted. No stimulation at home.”“She was very frightened when I spoke to her.”“Pam said she…

    The Paper Trail – What the Files Reveal
  • Part 1 of “The Record They Buried — And the Woman Who Survived It” There is a silence more violent than shouting.A neglect more painful than bruises.A system that doesn’t break — it erases. This is the story of Catherine…

    The Cold Girl – A Childhood Not Worth Protecting
  • ©️ By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | @sophielewiseditorial Let’s cut through the bullshit. For years now, a very specific narrative has been pushed around grooming gangs in the UK — one that focuses almost exclusively on Asian or…

    Hijacked: How Grooming Survivors Were Exploited by a Political Circus
  • © By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | @sophielewiseditorial A brutal comparison the system doesn’t want you to make If a man was found online trying to radicalise a 12-year-old into violence, the state would respond with force: But…

    What If We Treated Grooming Like Terrorism?
  • © By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | @sophielewiseditorial What Happens When You Expose a Predator — and Nobody Listens I didn’t expect applause.But I didn’t expect silence either. Not after this. Two predators.Both came forward.Both admitted they were…

    The Loudest Silence I’ve Ever Heard
  • ©️ An investigative series by Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | @sophielewiseditorial “I have now sat face to face — and screen to screen — with predators who know exactly what they are, and who know the system will…

    Part 4 – What Predators Won’t Tell You — And What We Must Learn From This
  • An investigative series ©️ by Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | @sophielewiseditorial “Another predator came to me. Begging to be exposed. It’s happening again — and it is not an accident.” When the first predator came to me —…

    Part 2 – Inside the Spiral: Why Predators Are Now Seeking Their Own Exposure
  • © By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | @sophielewiseditorial “Predators Are Slipping Through the Cracks — And They Are Coming to Me to Be Exposed.”A survivor-led investigative series documenting a new phase of systemic failure — when predators beg…

    Part 1 – Inside the Mind of a Predator: Why They Are Now Turning to Journalists for Exposure
  • The Pushback — Tearing Down the Pipeline “It’s too big to stop.”They always say that — right before we do. We’ve traced the pipeline:Sexualised media.Pornified minds.Grooming in classrooms.A corporate machine profiting from the wreckage. We’ve heard the voices:Survivors who never…

    Stolen Innocence – How Society Sexualises Our Children – Part 6
  • Survivors Speak — The Real Cost of a Sexualised Childhood “I thought it was normal.”“I thought it was love.”“I didn’t know I was being groomed.”We hear this again and again. And every time we ignore the warning, more children are…

    Stolen Innocence – How Society Sexualises Our Children – Part 5
  • © By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | @sophielewiseditorial Before the series drops — you need to understand why I’m doing this. And why I will not stop. I am writing this because I have seen what most of…

    This Is a Breeding Ground — And We Need to Stop It NOW
  • By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | @sophielewiseditorial PART 3: When Education Becomes Indoctrination “We just want them to be educated.”But who’s deciding what that education looks like?And who profits from it? In theory, schools should be the firewall…

    Stolen Innocence – How Society Sexualises Our Children – PART 3
  • By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | @sophielewiseditorial PART 2: Pornified Minds — What Kids Are Really Being Exposed To “We didn’t teach them this.”No — but porn did. They say childhood is sacred.But what happens when a child’s…

    Stolen Innocence – How Society Sexualises Our Children – Part 2
  • By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | @sophielewiseditorial PART 1: The New Normal — Sexualising Children in Plain Sight “She’s just dancing.”“They’re just clothes.”“You’re overreacting.” We’ve heard it all before. But let’s be clear: if you need to defend…

    Stolen Innocence: How Society Sexualises Our Children
  • © By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | @sophielewiseditorial Moving beyond awareness into action — a survivor-led guide to protecting children before harm happens. Awareness Isn’t Enough Anymore We’ve raised awareness. We’ve had campaigns. We’ve worn the ribbons. But…

    What Real Prevention Actually Looks Like