The Grooming Files

Tag: systemic failure

  • “YOU WERE HEARD, AND YOU WERE BELIEVED”: THE MEDOMSLEY SCANDAL

    ©️ Sophie Lewis|Sophie Editorial Damning 200-Page Report Exposes How Authorities Enabled Britain’s “Most Prolific Sex Offender” to Abuse Over 2,000 Boys for 26 Years Warning: This release contains distressing content about child sexual and physical abuse. 12 November 2025 –…

    “YOU WERE HEARD, AND YOU WERE BELIEVED”: THE MEDOMSLEY SCANDAL

  • Eddie B Update: 24 Months Under Investigation — The NFA That Raises More Questions Than Answers

    © 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.…

    Eddie B Update: 24 Months Under Investigation — The NFA That Raises More Questions Than Answers

  • 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

  • Two Years in the Forge: Closing the False Economy

    ©️ By Sophie Lewis | @sophielewiseditorial I didn’t just survive the last two years. I walked through fire, fed it every illusion I had left, and came out with steel in my spine. I wanted more. Not the kind of…

    Two Years in the Forge: Closing the False Economy

  • 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 System Always Knew – And Still Did Nothing

    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…

    The System Always Knew – And Still Did Nothing

  • The Grandmother Who Can’t Save Him

    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…

    The Grandmother Who Can’t Save Him

  • The Words They Never Asked For – Kerry’s Survivor Words

    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…

    The Words They Never Asked For – Kerry’s Survivor Words

  • The Paper Trail – What the Files Reveal

    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…

    The Paper Trail – What the Files Reveal

  • The Cold Girl – A Childhood Not Worth Protecting

    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…

    The Cold Girl – A Childhood Not Worth Protecting

  • Hijacked: How Grooming Survivors Were Exploited by a Political Circus

    ©️ 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…

    Hijacked: How Grooming Survivors Were Exploited by a Political Circus

  • Part 4 – What Predators Won’t Tell You — And What We Must Learn From This

    ©️ 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…

    Part 4 – What Predators Won’t Tell You — And What We Must Learn From This

  • Part 3 – A System Not Built to Stop Them: The Exposure Groups Aren’t Failing — But the System Is

    ©️ 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…

    Part 3 – A System Not Built to Stop Them: The Exposure Groups Aren’t Failing — But the System Is

  • Part 2 – Inside the Spiral: Why Predators Are Now Seeking Their Own Exposure

    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 —…

    Part 2 – Inside the Spiral: Why Predators Are Now Seeking Their Own Exposure