Thursday, 18 June 2026 Fearless, independent journalism

The Indie Leaks

Sophie Editorial

Independent Reporting

54 articles

Part 3: Psychological Profile – Eddie B Independent Reporting

Part 3: Psychological Profile – Eddie B

9 October 2025  ·  4 min read

© 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 chi…

Part 1: Eddie B — The Raw Interview Independent Reporting

Part 1: Eddie B — The Raw Interview

9 October 2025  ·  6 min read

© 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 …

The Predator Paradox: When Exposure Becomes the Behaviour Independent Reporting

The Predator Paradox: When Exposure Becomes the Behaviour

7 July 2025  ·  4 min read

©️ 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 s…

When Predators Beg for Exposure — And the System Lets Them Independent Reporting

When Predators Beg for Exposure — And the System Lets Them

4 July 2025  ·  1 min read

©️ 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 try…

This Is a Breeding Ground — And We Need to Stop It NOW Independent Reporting

This Is a Breeding Ground — And We Need to Stop It NOW

11 June 2025  ·  4 min read

© 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 becau…

The Silence Around Female Offenders Independent Reporting

The Silence Around Female Offenders

12 May 2025  ·  3 min read

© By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | @sophielewiseditorial Why society still refuses to believe that women can sexually abuse — and what it’s costing survivors. We Don’t Want t…

What We’re Still Not Talking About Independent Reporting

What We’re Still Not Talking About

10 May 2025  ·  3 min read

© By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | @sophielewiseditorial A survivor-led educational breakdown of what society still avoids about child sexual abuse We say we want to protect …

What If He Spoke Up Sooner? Independent Reporting

What If He Spoke Up Sooner?

6 May 2025  ·  5 min read

©️ By Sophie Lewis – The Grooming Files | The Indie Leaks | @sophielewiseditorial How delayed disclosure is still costing male survivors everything There are stories that tak…

What the Fuck Just Happened? – The End Independent Reporting

What the Fuck Just Happened? – The End

20 April 2025  ·  7 min read

©️ 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…

Three Days With a Predator – Part Six Independent Reporting

Three Days With a Predator – Part Six

20 April 2025  ·  5 min read

©️ 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:…

Three Days With a Predator – Part Five Independent Reporting

Three Days With a Predator – Part Five

20 April 2025  ·  3 min read

©️ 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 message…

Three Days with a Predator – Part Four Independent Reporting

Three Days with a Predator – Part Four

20 April 2025  ·  5 min read

©️ By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | The Indie Leaks | @realtalkrealtea The Reflection The final reckoning. This isn’t a soft ending.This isn’t healing music and closure. This…

Three Days with a Predator – Part Three Independent Reporting

Three Days with a Predator – Part Three

20 April 2025  ·  5 min read

©️ By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | The Indie Leaks | @realtalkrealtea The Interview That Didn’t Happen — Until It Did The final part of “The Message That Changed Everything”…

Three Days with a Predator – Part Two Independent Reporting

Three Days with a Predator – Part Two

19 April 2025  ·  4 min read

©️ By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | The Indie Leaks | Real Talk, Real Tea Inside the Mind — A Predator in His Own Words This isn’t just about what he said.It’s about how…

Three Days with a Predator – Part One Independent Reporting

Three Days with a Predator – Part One

19 April 2025  ·  14 min read

©️ By Sophie Lewis | The Grooming Files | The Indie Leaks | @realtalkrealtea The Message That Changed Everything I didn’t ask for this. I’ve spent years researching predators, inte…

They Let a Rapist Walk — Then Came for Me Independent Reporting

They Let a Rapist Walk — Then Came for Me

11 April 2025  ·  10 min read

©️ By Sophie Lewis | The Indie Leaks | The Grooming Files | @realtalkrealtea “I’d Rather Die Than Be Attacked Again” “I’d rather die than be attacked a third time.” That’s not an e…

THE PAEDOS OF PARLIAMENT Independent Reporting

THE PAEDOS OF PARLIAMENT

4 April 2025  ·  4 min read

© Sophie Lewis | The Indie Leaks | The Grooming Files The Hidden Archive of UK Politicians Convicted of Child Sexual Offences — and the System That Let Them Lead THEY SHOOK HANDS. …

The Final Reckoning – Why They Keep Getting AWAY With It Independent Reporting

The Final Reckoning – Why They Keep Getting AWAY With It

21 March 2025  ·  8 min read

©️ By – Sophie Lewis This Isn’t Ignorance. It’s a Blueprint. They’ll tell you this is about failure.That the system “missed the signs.”That no one could’ve known what was rea…

The Girls They Targeted – And What Happened to Them Independent Reporting

The Girls They Targeted – And What Happened to Them

21 March 2025  ·  3 min read

©️ By – Sophie Lewis You think it’s over when the message stops.When the man disappears.When the damage is done. But that’s when it really begins—the unraveling.Of girls. Of …

“I Knew Him – Now He’s a Convicted Predator” Independent Reporting

“I Knew Him – Now He’s a Convicted Predator”

19 March 2025  ·  3 min read

©️ By Sophie Lewis | Grooming Files We were just kids. Drinking, hanging out, being reckless teenagers. It all felt normal at the time. But now, knowing what I know, I see things f…

Child Sexual Abuse in Wales: The Reality Behind the Numbers Independent Reporting

Child Sexual Abuse in Wales: The Reality Behind the Numbers

15 March 2025  ·  4 min read

How Big is the Problem? Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a silent epidemic—hidden, underreported, and devastating in its impact. Wales, like the rest of the UK, has seen a rise in repor…