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To have made a Sarah’s Law request? **Trigger warning: contains discussion of child abuse and other content that some may find disturbing**

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nyki · 05/05/2025 18:09

More of an “have I overreacted” more than a “have I been unreasonable”.

Someone has made some strange remarks around my child. I’m not in a relationship with this person before anyone jumps on me, and they don’t have any access to my child anymore.

Remarks have been talking about rape, talking about my child’s “itty bitty cl*torous”, her “boobs” (she doesn’t have any, she’s a toddler). Bouncing her up and down “she likes that, like her mum” with a sexual overtone. There have been others similar, remarking on body/private parts in a sexual way. Family member hence why they were present at times when child being changed etc for context.

This person has already been confronted and would say that I can’t take a joke, my child doesn’t understand and thinks it’s funny basically. Hence why they aren’t around my child anymore.

So I’ve done a Sarah’s law application on advice of NSPCC. I’ve never been in this position before. It’s it an overreaction? With the type of job this person is in, I really doubt they have any offences against children, so I think it will come back with nothing.

OP posts:
OlympicProcrastinator · 06/05/2025 11:04

Fourstarsoutof5 · 06/05/2025 08:50

The reason I bothered to mention about my job is that I probably know better than the average person, how a paedo/nonce’s (sorry Child Sex Offender for anyone offended by these terms) minds work. I’ve listened to countless stories, their “desires”, I’ve learnt how it starts and how it escalates, it’s mainly always the same pattern. These kind of comments are exactly what a paedophile would say. I know this because I listen to this type of shit regularly. Yes it turns my stomach but I would rather have to listen to this than another child be abused

As you well know if you are a trained professional, ‘child sex offender’ is also never used. Nothing to do with anyone on here being offended.

Bestfadeplans · 06/05/2025 11:58

Fourstarsoutof5 · 06/05/2025 08:50

The reason I bothered to mention about my job is that I probably know better than the average person, how a paedo/nonce’s (sorry Child Sex Offender for anyone offended by these terms) minds work. I’ve listened to countless stories, their “desires”, I’ve learnt how it starts and how it escalates, it’s mainly always the same pattern. These kind of comments are exactly what a paedophile would say. I know this because I listen to this type of shit regularly. Yes it turns my stomach but I would rather have to listen to this than another child be abused

You're a hero.

Fourstarsoutof5 · 06/05/2025 12:09

OlympicProcrastinator · 06/05/2025 11:04

As you well know if you are a trained professional, ‘child sex offender’ is also never used. Nothing to do with anyone on here being offended.

We use it every day

MayMadness2025 · 06/05/2025 12:25

MinistryOfTragic · 05/05/2025 18:11

Absolutely not an overreaction. Those are hugely disturbing comments.

This.

Anyone who talks the way you described needs watching/investigation, it's not funny it's sick.

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