Tag: The Grooming Files
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© By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | @sophielewiseditorial Before the series drops — you need to understand why I’m doing this. And why I will not stop. I am writing this because I have seen what most of…
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© 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…
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© By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | @sophielewiseditorial You didn’t leave your name. You didn’t need to. Your words said everything. They carried the weight of a stolen childhood, the betrayal of someone meant to protect you, and…
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©️ By Sophie Lewis – The Grooming Files | The Indie Leaks | @sophielewiseditorial How delayed disclosure is still costing male survivors everything There are stories that take decades to be told. Not because they lack urgency — but because…
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©️ By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | The Indie Leaks | @realtalkrealtea There is a silence that surrounds male survivors of grooming. Not just in headlines, or courtrooms, or safeguarding policies — but in living rooms, group chats,…
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©️ 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…
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By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | The Indie Leaks | @realtalkrealtea This story was shared with full consent, anonymously, by a survivor whose voice carries the weight of hundreds more.At The Grooming Files, we speak the truths others…
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©️ Written By Sophie Lewis – The Grooming Files A man who actively tried to arrange the sexual abuse of a 10-month-old baby has been sentenced to just three years in prison. Let that sink in. Carl Martin, 36, from…
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©️ Written By – Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | Anonymous Survivor Report She was 13… He was 19! He found her in a chat room.Groomed her.Abused her.Raped her.Controlled her.For 17 years. And when she finally escaped — the…
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©️ Written By – Sophie Lewis “Those Girls Go Looking for It” That’s what someone said to me recently. Casually. As if it were just a passing fact.But those six words are everything that’s wrong with how society views abuse.…
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One Less Predator, One More Broken System ©️ Written By – Sophie Lewis, The Grooming Files Let’s not sugar-coat it. When I saw the headline — “Man confronted by paedophile hunters found dead on motorway” — my gut reaction wasn’t…
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