The Grooming Files

Category: Independent Stories

  • The Kids the System Sold Off: The Illegal Care Crisis in England and Wales

    ©️ By Sophie Lewis | The Indie Leaks | The Grooming Files | @realtalkrealtea They weren’t just failed. They were sold off — placed in illegal homes, far from their families, in buildings never meant for care, by systems that…

    The Kids the System Sold Off: The Illegal Care Crisis in England and Wales

  • “But She Said She Was 16” — Why the Law Still Calls It Grooming

    ©️ By Sophie Lewis – The Grooming Files | The Indie Leaks | @realtalkrealtea “She told me she was 16.”“She looked older.”“She knew what she was doing.” These are the most common excuses heard when adults are caught engaging with…

    “But She Said She Was 16” — Why the Law Still Calls It Grooming

  • “The Flat Was Familiar — Because It Was His”: How a Town Normalised Grooming in Plain Sight

    By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | The Indie Leaks | @realtalkrealtea This story was shared with full consent, anonymously, by a survivor whose voice carries the weight of hundreds more.At The Grooming Files, we speak the truths others…

    “The Flat Was Familiar — Because It Was His”: How a Town Normalised Grooming in Plain Sight

  • Convicted paedophile alleged to have worked with vulnerable inmates at Welsh prison

    © Written By Sophie Lewis – The Grooming Files | The Indie Leaks | @realtalkrealtea Safeguarding Failure: Convicted paedophile allegedly allowed to work with vulnerable prisoners at a Welsh jail. Full report below. A CONVICTED paedophile who was found with…

    Convicted paedophile alleged to have worked with vulnerable inmates at Welsh prison

  • A Letter To H.

    By Sophie Lewis – The Grooming Files | The Indie Leaks | @realtalkrealtea To H, I sat with your story today.I sat with the pieces of you that were never protected, never heard, never held the way you should have…

    A Letter To H.

  • They Never Listened: Her Fight for Survival

    By Sophie Lewis – The Grooming Files | The Indie Leaks | @realtalkrealtea Disclaimer:This story has been shared with full consent. The survivor has chosen to remain anonymous. All identifying details have been removed to protect her privacy. This account…

    They Never Listened: Her Fight for Survival

  • ‘I Still Believe In Good’ Part Four: I Carried It With You

    By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | The Indie Leaks | @realtalkrealtea You trusted me with your story.Not the polished version.Not the safe one.The real one — sharp edges, broken places, blood still drying on the walls. You let…

    ‘I Still Believe In Good’ Part Four: I Carried It With You

  • ‘I Still Believe In Good’ Part Three: The Friends Who Were Never Safe

    By Sophie Lewis – The Grooming Files | The Indie Leaks | @realtalkrealtea Disclaimer:This story has been shared with full consent. The survivor has chosen to remain anonymous. All identifying details have been removed to protect her privacy. This account…

    ‘I Still Believe In Good’ Part Three: The Friends Who Were Never Safe

  • ‘I Still Believe In Good’ Part Two: The Woman — A Promise of Puppies

    By Sophie Lewis – The Grooming Files | The Indie Leaks | @realtalkrealtea Disclaimer:This story has been shared with full consent. The survivor has chosen to remain anonymous. All identifying details have been removed to protect her privacy. This account…

    ‘I Still Believe In Good’ Part Two: The Woman — A Promise of Puppies

  • ‘I still Believe In Good’ Part One: The Priest — Betrayed by Trust

    By Sophie Lewis – The Grooming Files | The Indie Leaks | @realtalkrealtea Disclaimer:This story has been shared with full consent. The survivor has chosen to remain anonymous. All identifying details have been removed to protect her privacy. This account…

    ‘I still Believe In Good’ Part One: The Priest — Betrayed by Trust

  • What the Fuck Just Happened? – The End

    ©️ By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | The Indie Leaks | @realtalkrealtea The Emotional Fallout That wasn’t a title. That was me. Sat in my chair, phone in one hand, mind in the other, trying to process what…

    What the Fuck Just Happened? – The End

  • Three Days With a Predator – Part Six

    ©️ By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | The Indie Leaks | @realtalkrealtea The Mask, the Mirror, and the Meltdown He Said “Expose Me” — Until I Did. Let’s get one thing straight: I didn’t go looking for a…

    Three Days With a Predator – Part Six

  • Three Days With a Predator – Part Five

    ©️ By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | The Indie Leaks | @realtalkrealtea You Thought I Wouldn’t Dare — So I Did He thought he had control.Even after the confession, the messages, the interview — he still thought I’d…

    Three Days With a Predator – Part Five

  • Three Days with a Predator – Part Four

    ©️ By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | The Indie Leaks | @realtalkrealtea The Reflection The final reckoning. This isn’t a soft ending.This isn’t healing music and closure. This is the aftermath — raw, cracked open, and honest.What this…

    Three Days with a Predator – Part Four

  • Three Days with a Predator – Part Three

    ©️ By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | The Indie Leaks | @realtalkrealtea The Interview That Didn’t Happen — Until It Did The final part of “The Message That Changed Everything” He told me he wanted to be seen.…

    Three Days with a Predator – Part Three