The Grooming Files

Tag: Child Protection

  • “Good” Homes Aren’t Always Safe: Respectability Isn’t Protection

    © 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…

    “Good” Homes Aren’t Always Safe: Respectability Isn’t Protection

  • When Children Harm Children: The Hidden Reality of Sibling and Peer-on-Peer Abuse

    © By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | @sophielewiseditorial A deep dive into one of the most silenced and misunderstood forms of child sexual abuse. Nobody Wants to Talk About This One Out of all the forms of child…

    When Children Harm Children: The Hidden Reality of Sibling and Peer-on-Peer Abuse

  • 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

  • “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 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

  • Predator Excuses: The Lies They Tell — And the Truth Survivors Know

    © 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:…

    Predator Excuses: The Lies They Tell — And the Truth Survivors Know

  • Welcome to the New Hunting Ground: TikTok, Live, and Unstoppable

    © By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | The Indie Leaks | @realtalkrealtea You want to know where the predators went? You want to know where the grooming happens now? Scroll TikTok after midnight. I dare you! It doesn’t…

    Welcome to the New Hunting Ground: TikTok, Live, and Unstoppable

  • 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

  • Too Raw for Headlines: I Interviewed a Predator — And Everyone Looked Away

    ©️ By Sophie, for The Grooming Files / Real Talk, Real Tea I didn’t write this for pity. I wrote it to expose a mindset the media refuses to face. Over the course of three days, I conducted what should’ve…

    Too Raw for Headlines: I Interviewed a Predator — And Everyone Looked Away

  • They Let a Rapist Walk — Then Came for Me

    ©️ By Sophie Lewis | The Indie Leaks | The Grooming Files | @realtalkrealtea “I’d Rather Die Than Be Attacked Again” “I’d rather die than be attacked a third time.” That’s not an exaggeration. It’s the raw truth of a…

    They Let a Rapist Walk — Then Came for Me

  • Two Years, Eight Months for a Paedophile Cop: This Is How Systems Protect Their Own

    ©️ WRITTEN BY – SOPHIE LEWIS Convicted Police Inspector Thomas Kettleborough walked away with just two years, eight months for a string of child sex offences. Let that sink in. When it comes to protecting children, we’re told to trust…

    Two Years, Eight Months for a Paedophile Cop: This Is How Systems Protect Their Own