The Grooming Files

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  • Not All Predators Are the Same — And We Need to Talk About It

    ©️ Opinion Piece – By Sophie Lewis We’re getting some predator stings wrong and the cost could be children’s safety. First, respect where it’s due: I take my hat off to the people who do this work. I couldn’t. It’s…

    Not All Predators Are the Same — And We Need to Talk About It

  • Fairgrounds Are Crawling With Predators — I Saw It With My Own Eyes

    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…

    Fairgrounds Are Crawling With Predators — I Saw It With My Own Eyes

  • On Record

    A Statement from Sophie Lewis on Predator Exposure, Accountability Work, and Public Misinformation Why I’m Writing This This statement is not a defence.It’s not an apology.It’s a record, one that should have been written sooner. In the past year, I’ve…

    On Record

  • The Generation the Internet Groomed — And the System Forgot

    ©️ 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…

    The Generation the Internet Groomed — And the System Forgot

  • The State Is the New Trafficker

    ©️ By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | @sophielewiseditorial And nobody dares call it what it is… They call it “safeguarding.”They call it “protection.”They call it “in the child’s best interest.” But when thousands of children are forcibly removed…

    The State Is the New Trafficker

  • What If We Treated Grooming Like Terrorism?

    © By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | @sophielewiseditorial A brutal comparison the system doesn’t want you to make If a man was found online trying to radicalise a 12-year-old into violence, the state would respond with force: But…

    What If We Treated Grooming Like Terrorism?

  • When Predators Beg for Exposure — And the System Lets Them

    ©️ By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | @sophielewiseditorial In 2025, two men messaged me out of the blue. They weren’t groomers pretending to be something else.They weren’t trying to cover their tracks.They told me outright: “I’m a danger…

    When Predators Beg for Exposure — And the System Lets Them

  • The Only Thing Smaller Than Your Dick Is Your Understanding of Consent

    I Opened My Inbox—and Found His Dick. Again. I wasn’t scrolling Pornhub. I wasn’t sexting. I was opening a standard Facebook message — only to be greeted by his dick. Again. Same man. Same unasked-for limp gladiator. But this time?…

    The Only Thing Smaller Than Your Dick Is Your Understanding of Consent

  • Stolen Innocence – How Society Sexualises Our Children – Part 4

    © By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | @sophielewiseditorial Who Profits From The Normalisation? “If you want to know what controls the world, look at what you’re not allowed to criticise.”And if you want to know why children are…

    Stolen Innocence – How Society Sexualises Our Children – Part 4

  • Stolen Innocence – How Society Sexualises Our Children – PART 3

    By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | @sophielewiseditorial PART 3: When Education Becomes Indoctrination “We just want them to be educated.”But who’s deciding what that education looks like?And who profits from it? In theory, schools should be the firewall…

    Stolen Innocence – How Society Sexualises Our Children – PART 3

  • Stolen Innocence – How Society Sexualises Our Children – Part 2

    By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | @sophielewiseditorial PART 2: Pornified Minds — What Kids Are Really Being Exposed To “We didn’t teach them this.”No — but porn did. They say childhood is sacred.But what happens when a child’s…

    Stolen Innocence – How Society Sexualises Our Children – Part 2

  • Stolen Innocence: How Society Sexualises Our Children

    By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | @sophielewiseditorial PART 1: The New Normal — Sexualising Children in Plain Sight “She’s just dancing.”“They’re just clothes.”“You’re overreacting.” We’ve heard it all before. But let’s be clear: if you need to defend…

    Stolen Innocence: How Society Sexualises Our Children

  • 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