On Friday, my partner confessed to police that he has viewed CSAM from 8y/o to 15y/o and again at 21y/o, and two sexual assaults before he was even 15 (when he was around 6 and then when he was around 14).. He is now 22, allegedly last viewed CSAM last year at 21 before kinda realising just how wrong it is, he kept on having the urge to view it again , so he went to a crisis centre and they (obviously) had to call the police.





I turned up to the crisis centre just before the police got there and the crisis staff told me what he had confessed to... how do I even begin to process this??? I never saw any signs, he was always just.,,normal? We just moved in together last month, we were going to travel the world. I'm at my parents at the moment, I told them as soon as I got there and just, god i feel too young for all of this. None of my friends understand how this feels and neither do my parents, everyone is just proud of him for seeking help, but I feel so enraged and betrayed.



The police are interviewing all involved parties and I suppose they're obviously going to have to take his devices or whatever... does anyone know what the next few months will look like?? What should I/he do? I've never been involved in the legal system, my parents say he needs a solicitor asap, I have no idea, I just feel so lost...