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Sadmum53

Member since
September 2021

16 posts

Posted Thu September 16, 2021 1:40pmReport post

Hi,

History- my son was arrested following our knock last September. Had IIOC , turns out he was groomed himself from ages 10-14. Never dealt with it or told anyone. Looked for his own images and got in a situation where he was spiralling and wondering why he wasn't worthy of being abused/ taken to the next level by his groomers.

He has admitted having the images, and has been in touch with stop it now since his arrest and has completed the 6 week course



my son received his sentencing last week- 2 years on register 2 years supervision.



I know I should feel relieved but can't content myself - keep checking the windows incase one of these vigilante groups turn up to hound us out . Don't sleep, feel constantly agitated. Don't see me able to go back to work as yet . My husband says we can't keep worrying about things that haven't happened but I need to be prepared?



thanks

Dawn14

Member since
June 2021

472 posts

Posted Thu September 16, 2021 1:49pmReport post

I'm sorry you are feeling this way? Did it go in the papers or online, if it didn't there is a good chance that no one will no, hopefully, our issues only last the weekend of my hubby being sentence we are neatly a year on now and we have had no trouble since, we report the comments that were online ( there had been a pedophile group set up not long before he was sentenced, naming all the people who had been done for child offences ) the police said they very rarely act on wat they say online, I'm not sure I believed them but in all fairness we haven't had any trouble so hopefully u won't xx PLEASE report any abuse to the police so they can help though

Sadmum53

Member since
September 2021

16 posts

Posted Thu September 16, 2021 2:13pmReport post

Thanks Dawn



it was reported in that Digger magazine BEFORE we went to court . At court only 1 of 3 charges went ahead . Nothing in paper yet so might not be.
unfortnately some of his 'friends' screenshoted the article snd sent it round SM so both my son & daughter had messages regarding it .



hope to feel safer soon x

Smile through tears

Member since
September 2021

2547 posts

Posted Thu September 16, 2021 4:05pmReport post

Don't panic! Any media stuff is absolutely horrendous and frightening but it's very quickly OLD news and life moves on.



I deleted my fb profile immediately but I did read comments made about my FM, it was so so unfair, I try not to dwell on any of this, honestly it passes..... keep strong......

Edited Thu September 16, 2021 4:07pm

Dawn14

Member since
June 2021

472 posts

Posted Thu September 16, 2021 7:57pmReport post

Hi sadmum53,

I don't know wat the digger magazine is sorry but, honestly my daughter was sent screen shots of wat was said online but again it was over in a week, its so hard I understand why u r scared but hopefully it won't be to bad x

Notalone1970

Member since
May 2021

98 posts

Posted Thu September 16, 2021 8:42pmReport post

Hi sadmum

Sorry to hear what your going though, how old was your son on the day he was sentenced and what part of the UK are you in

Edited Thu September 16, 2021 8:44pm

Sadmum53

Member since
September 2021

16 posts

Posted Sat September 18, 2021 6:02pmReport post

Thanks everyone, hopefully it will be all right and things will get back to some sort of normality.



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Sadmum53

Member since
September 2021

16 posts

Posted Wed September 29, 2021 8:47pmReport post

Notalone1970


my son was 20when sentenced .
10-14 years of age when groomed and 15 when first knock came & childrens panel happened




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