The Grooming Files

Category: Corruption & Accountability

  • When Safeguarding Means “Prove He Meant It”

    There’s a sentence in a recent Wales Online report that should chill anyone who actually understands safeguarding: The committee recognised the message could be seen as sexual but did not find any sexual intention. Read that again. Because what it…

    When Safeguarding Means “Prove He Meant It”

  • Eddie B Update: 24 Months Under Investigation — The NFA That Raises More Questions Than Answers

    © By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files About This ResearchSophie Lewis is a final-year BA (Hons) Social Sciences student specialising in criminology, forensic psychology, and counselling. This research is conducted independently with full informed consent protocols and trauma-informed methodology.…

    Eddie B Update: 24 Months Under Investigation — The NFA That Raises More Questions Than Answers

  • Part 8: The Predator-By-Design — When the Role Is the Strategy

    ©️ By Sophie Lewis | @sophielewiseditorial He’s not sneaking through back doors.He’s walking straight in with a lanyard and a DBS certificate. He’s a foster carer.A social worker.A teacher.A youth pastor.A residential home worker.A volunteer in “safeguarding.”A police officer leading…

    Part 8: The Predator-By-Design — When the Role Is the Strategy

  • The Words They Never Asked For – Kerry’s Survivor Words

    Part 3 of The Record They Buried – And the Woman Who Survived It They wrote about her but never asked her. They documented her pain but never listened to it. They filled over 1,000 pages and still missed the…

    The Words They Never Asked For – Kerry’s Survivor Words

  • The Cold Girl – A Childhood Not Worth Protecting

    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

  • 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 “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

  • Part 2 – Inside the Spiral: Why Predators Are Now Seeking Their Own Exposure

    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

  • This Is a Breeding Ground — And We Need to Stop It NOW

    © 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

  • Stolen Innocence: How Society Sexualises Our Children

    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

  • Blunt Force Justice? Why Mandatory Chemical Castration Won’t Solve Sexual Violence

    Castration as Cure? As an investigative journalist who’s spent some time covering grooming networks and the state’s repeated failures to protect children, I’ve seen this pattern too many times: the headlines promise a hardline fix, but the deeper problems stay…

    Blunt Force Justice? Why Mandatory Chemical Castration Won’t Solve Sexual Violence

  • The Silence Around Female Offenders

    © By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | @sophielewiseditorial Why society still refuses to believe that women can sexually abuse — and what it’s costing survivors. We Don’t Want to Believe It There’s a collective discomfort when the topic…

    The Silence Around Female Offenders

  • What We’re Still Not Talking About

    © By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | @sophielewiseditorial A survivor-led educational breakdown of what society still avoids about child sexual abuse We say we want to protect children, but when it comes to the hard truths, society falls…

    What We’re Still Not Talking About

  • Inside HMP Parc– “Go Swallow Some Blades”Allegations of Psychological Abuse and Negligence

    © By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | @sophielewiseditorial We’ve received serious allegations from inside X2 wing at HMP Parc, raising fresh concerns over psychological abuse, staff misconduct, and repeated safeguarding failures. According to a trusted source, two young…

    Inside HMP Parc– “Go Swallow Some Blades”Allegations of Psychological Abuse and Negligence

  • Internal Abuse Allegation at Parc Prison – Incident on X2 Wing

    © By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | @sophielewiseditorial We’ve been made aware of a disturbing incident that took place recently on X2 wing at HMP Parc. A newly arrived prisoner, described by sources as vulnerable and unfamiliar with…

    Internal Abuse Allegation at Parc Prison – Incident on X2 Wing

  • Badges and Blind Eyes: Inside Britain’s Rotting Police Culture

    © By Sophie Lewis | The Indie Leaks | The Grooming Files | @realtalkrealtea Truth that can’t be silenced The Uniform of Impunity There’s a reason people flinch when a cop car pulls up. It’s not just fear of authority —…

    Badges and Blind Eyes: Inside Britain’s Rotting Police Culture