Tag: institutional neglect
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By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | @sophielewiseditorial He Licked His Lips While Watching A LITTLE GIRL — and He Was Operating The Fucking Ride Barry Island.A warm summer day.Families lined up, kids squealing with joy, adults sipping drinks…
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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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Part 5 of The Record They Buried – And the Woman Who Survived It You don’t end up with over 1,000 pages of care records by mistake. That kind of trail only exists when someone has cried out for help…
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Part 4 of The Record They Buried – And the Woman Who Survived It Kerry survived the kind of childhood that should have made her safety a lifelong priority. She was beaten, sexually abused, neglected, and lied about while social…
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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…
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Part 2 of The Record They Buried – And the Woman Who Survived It “Only marginally looked after.”“Would be better in care.”“Emotionally deprived.”“Clothes dirty. Hair matted. No stimulation at home.”“She was very frightened when I spoke to her.”“Pam said she…
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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…
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© By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | @sophielewiseditorial What Happens When You Expose a Predator — and Nobody Listens I didn’t expect applause.But I didn’t expect silence either. Not after this. Two predators.Both came forward.Both admitted they were…
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©️ 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…
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©️ An investigative series by Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | @sophielewiseditorial “Twice now, predators have come to me voluntarily — begging to be stopped. We have a systems failure. And it is happening right now.” It should not…
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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 —…
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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 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…
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© 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…
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©️ By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | The Indie Leaks 06.04.25 Before Charlene Downes vanished from Blackpool in 2003, she begged for help. She told teachers, doctors, and social workers about the abuse she faced. She showed them…
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