The Campaign Against Adult Grooming (CAAGe) Blog
Groomed, by Nicola Tallant
The death of Katie Simpson at the hand of babyfaced jockey Jonny Creswell is the subject of ‘Groomed’, a classic but fatal true story. Katie Simpson was one of many, including her sister, that Cresswell groomed with his charisma, charm and almost cult like behaviours.
Prince Andrew Becomes Mr Mountbatten Windsor
Prince Andrew loses his title and home, but Virginia Robert Giuffre is dead.
It’s a step in the right direction, two decades too late.
Grooming Gangs
We bandy the term ‘grooming gangs’ around as if all know exactly what ‘grooming’ is (we do, and it’s not sex with a child - that should be statutory rape in our view), and ‘gang’, but that’s selectively applied, along with the terms ‘rings’ and ‘pyramids’.
We take a deep dive into look at why this is harmful, and how there’s a racist element that needs acknowledging.
