The Grooming Files

Category: Investigate Journalism

  • 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

  • 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

  • Survivors Raising Children: Breaking the Cycle of Silence

    © By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | @sophielewiseditorial An honest look at what happens when adults who were never protected grow up to become protectors. They Never Got What They Now Have to Give There’s a quiet group…

    Survivors Raising Children: Breaking the Cycle of Silence

  • 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

  • Not Just Monsters: Why Most Abusers Aren’t Who You Think

    © By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | @sophielewiseditorial A survivor-led educational breakdown of the biggest myth fuelling child sexual abuse silence. We Like to Think We’d See It Ask the average person what a child abuser looks like,…

    Not Just Monsters: Why Most Abusers Aren’t Who You Think

  • 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

  • What If He Spoke Up Sooner?

    ©️ By Sophie Lewis – The Grooming Files | The Indie Leaks | @sophielewiseditorial How delayed disclosure is still costing male survivors everything There are stories that take decades to be told. Not because they lack urgency — but because…

    What If He Spoke Up Sooner?

  • The Silent Struggle: Male Survivors of Grooming

    ©️ By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | The Indie Leaks | @realtalkrealtea There is a silence that surrounds male survivors of grooming. Not just in headlines, or courtrooms, or safeguarding policies — but in living rooms, group chats,…

    The Silent Struggle: Male Survivors of Grooming

  • 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

  • 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

  • The Signs Were Always There — You Just Didn’t Want to See Them

    © By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | The Indie Leaks | @realtalkrealtea It wasn’t hidden.It wasn’t subtle.It wasn’t buried deep where no one could find it. It was happening right in front of you. The signs were there:…

    The Signs Were Always There — You Just Didn’t Want to See Them