Tag: survivor-led journalism
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© By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files About This ResearchSophie Lewis is a final-year BA (Hons) Social Sciences student specialising in criminology, forensic psychology, and counselling. This research is conducted independently with full informed consent protocols and trauma-informed methodology.…
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© By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files 1. Surface Presentation Eddie positions himself as cooperative and even helpful: He frames himself as both victim (“I am not attracted to children… there [are] just thoughts I get”) and ally (“These…
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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 Predator under CPS investigation! Sophie: Can I send you some questions about you please?Eddie: Sure. Q1. Why did you reach out to me — what made you pick me?Eddie: I watched one…
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©️ By Sophie Lewis | @sophielewiseditorial When I started The Grooming Files in March 2025, I thought I was starting a blog.In reality, I was building a weapon. It began with one mission, drag the early-internet grooming era into the…
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©️ By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | @sophielewiseditorial The Porn Crisis They stole something sacred. We’re taking it back. After all we’ve exposed, the patterns, the silence, the pain, the final question is this: Where do we go…
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©️ By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | @sophielewiseditorial The Porn Crisis This isn’t curiosity. It’s collapse. They’re not exploring.They’re not experimenting.They’re not just “growing up in a digital world.” They’re being raised by porn.And they’re mimicking what they…
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©️ By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | @sophielewiseditorial The Porn Crisis We know the damage. So why isn’t anyone stopping it? We’ve laid it bare. Porn is grooming young minds.It’s warping desire, escalating compulsion, fuelling harm. And yet……
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©️ By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | @sophielewiseditorial The Porn Crisis Groomed by porn. Fueled by shame. Spiralling into harm. Not all predators hide.Some want to be seen.Not to confess, but to climax.To escalate. To break the silence…
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©️ By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | @sophielewiseditorial The Porn Crisis The system isn’t broken — it’s working exactly as designed. Let’s get something straight:Most people don’t find extreme porn because they search for it.They find it because…
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©️ By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | @sophielewiseditorial The Porn Crisis What happens when watching isn’t enough anymore? Most people think the line gets crossed in one moment.But for some, it’s been blurring for years. That first video.The…
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©️ By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | @sophielewiseditorial The Porn Crisis What happens when a child’s first sexual experience… isn’t theirs? It doesn’t start with desire.It starts with exposure. A pop-up.A schoolmate’s phone.A search out of curiosity that…
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©️ By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | @sophielewiseditorial The Porn Crisis “They made sex taboo — then sold it back as porn.” It started with silence. We weren’t taught about sex.We weren’t guided through desire.We were shamed into…
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©️ By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | @sophielewiseditorial Let’s cut through the bullshit. For years now, a very specific narrative has been pushed around grooming gangs in the UK — one that focuses almost exclusively on Asian or…
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©️ By Sophie Lewis | NUJ-accredited Journalist | The Grooming Files The Message That Shouldn’t Have Happened It didn’t start with a sting. It didn’t start with a victim. It started with a message no one should ever receive: “You…
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