Category: Online Safety & Grooming Awareness
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© By Sophie Lewis | NUJ | Journalist | The Grooming Files A Case Study in Exposure-Seeking Behaviour When Eddie B first contacted me, it wasn’t to confess or apologise. It was to “expose others.” He pointed to online spaces…
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©️ By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | @sophielewiseditorial We were the first kids online. Dial-up tones. MSN Messenger. Webcams balanced on bulky monitors. No rules. No warnings. No one watching. And the predators? They found us before our parents…
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© 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…
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© 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…
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© By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | @sophielewiseditorial An unflinching look at how the justice system fails child sexual abuse survivors and why ‘not enough evidence’ is a sentence in itself. When “Innocent Until Proven Guilty” Leaves Survivors…
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© By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | @sophielewiseditorial Why child sexual abuse happens in the places we least expect — and how appearances can deceive us all. The Dangerous Comfort of Assumptions There’s a quiet lie that floats…
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© 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…
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© 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,…
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© 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…
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©️ 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…
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©️ 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,…
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©️ 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…
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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…
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© 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:…
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© By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | The Indie Leaks | @realtalkrealtea “If I hear one more predator whimper ‘I couldn’t help myself,’I might blow a fucking top.And here’s why.” They say the same things, over and over:…
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