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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 been called a paedophile, a predator, a sympathiser, a liar, and worse. I’ve been accused […]

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