Category: Child Protection
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©️ By Sophie Lewis – @realtalkrealtea On Saturday, 29th March 2025, grassroots justice campaigners from Predator Awareness and the HMP Prisons Justice Group, led by Tom Blewitt and Zack Griffiths. Gathered outside BBC MediaCity in Salford for a peaceful demonstration…
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©️ Written By Sophie Lewis – The Grooming Files A man who actively tried to arrange the sexual abuse of a 10-month-old baby has been sentenced to just three years in prison. Let that sink in. Carl Martin, 36, from…
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©️ Written By – Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | Anonymous Survivor Report She was 13… He was 19! He found her in a chat room.Groomed her.Abused her.Raped her.Controlled her.For 17 years. And when she finally escaped — the…
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©️ Written By – Sophie Lewis “Those Girls Go Looking for It” That’s what someone said to me recently. Casually. As if it were just a passing fact.But those six words are everything that’s wrong with how society views abuse.…
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One Less Predator, One More Broken System ©️ Written By – Sophie Lewis, The Grooming Files Let’s not sugar-coat it. When I saw the headline — “Man confronted by paedophile hunters found dead on motorway” — my gut reaction wasn’t…
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©️ Written by – Sophie Lewis, The Grooming Files. How many times can you feel the floor give way beneath you before you stop trusting it completely? Adam John, from Pontypridd, was sentenced last year to more than seven years…
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©️ By – Sophie Lewis This Isn’t Ignorance. It’s a Blueprint. They’ll tell you this is about failure.That the system “missed the signs.”That no one could’ve known what was really going on. But they did.They knew. This isn’t failure. This…
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©️ By – Sophie Lewis You think it’s over when the message stops.When the man disappears.When the damage is done. But that’s when it really begins—the unraveling.Of girls. Of minds. Of lives. Because this isn’t just about predators.It’s about the…
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©️ By – Sophie Lewis They didn’t choose victims at random back then.And they don’t now. They know what to look for.They know who’s vulnerable.They know who won’t be believed.They know exactly how to test, manipulate, and trap. It was…
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©️ By – Sophie Lewis He shook your hand. He smiled at you. He held open the door. And you never suspected a thing. Because predators don’t look like monsters. They look like people you trust. The teacher.The bus driver.The…
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©️ By Sophie Lewis This isn’t a story about one girl and one predator. This isn’t a warning about one-off cases or isolated incidents. 🚨 This is a full-scale exposé. This is about an entire system that allows men to…
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©️ By Sophie Lewis, Independent Writer The Problem No One Talks About In Wales, child sexual abuse (CSA) remains a deeply underreported and under-resourced issue within the justice system. While exposure teams and advocacy groups work tirelessly to bring offenders…
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©️ By Sophie Lewis, Independent Writer A Growing Movement for Child Protection Across the UK, sting teams and awareness groups have taken on a role that many believe should already be covered by law enforcement—exposing online predators before they can…
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Residents Demand Relocation Over Safety Concerns Cwmbran, South Wales. A community-led protest is set to take place on Monday, 17th March at 6 PM in Croesyceiliog (Bronllys Place, NP44 2DW) to demand the immediate removal of a convicted sex offender…
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How Big is the Problem? Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a silent epidemic—hidden, underreported, and devastating in its impact. Wales, like the rest of the UK, has seen a rise in reported cases, but does this mean CSA is increasing,…
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