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Pervert son -please help me

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MotherOfARedPillCunt · 16/07/2026 08:44

Please help me, I am absolutely devastated and don’t know what to do.

My son aged 12 accidentally came across his brothers chats which include him fantasising about getting his cousin pregnant SHE IS 12 & he is 16 and then he uploaded a photo of her where an AI but has taken off her clothes. I am absolutely beyond devastated. I love that little girl so much and feel like she has been massively violated. By my son and then by me for seeing her like that. My younger son who uncovered all of this is distraught - he’s best friends with her.

we were going to and see them all this summer but I am never letting him near her again. I can’t tell anybody because that just spreads the devastation but also I can’t look at them in the eye knowing this. She’s a smashing kid and we absolutely love her, I am heartbroken.

obviously I’ve taken my sons phone off him - he’s getting a brick until the end of school.
i have arranged a counsellor.
he already has a job lined up starting next week so as far as im concerned he can get on with it.
think he probably needs to see a GP re depression

I have raised my kids well and openly with discussions on porn and women’s rights on the table and since the last couple of years my son speaks to me with contempt which has often made me wonder if he’s been sucked into the man sphere. I know pregnancy fantasies are a charming motif of that lot.

but also I am really worried about the paedophilia side of this. I know for a fact that he won’t have gone near my niece as they live far away and we are all always together. he is incredibly shy.

is there anywhere I can get him seen…. Like a camp or something? Is there anywhere that takes these guys and sorts them out? A rehab? I’m a vocal and proactive mum; I practise what I preach, I call out misogyny instantly and still my son has fallen into this.

What he has done is completely unforgivable.i can’t look at him in the eye and really hate him and need to sort him out

OP posts:
SummerPeonies2026 · 16/07/2026 09:32

You need to inform your family that you won’t be seeing them this summer. You do not allow your son near this child as a first step. Explain what you have found, as they will need to check she is unharmed - this part is essential.

Then you self refer for early intervention and assessment. You can not do this alone, and will need lots of support. You are being proactive by posting on here and asking for advice. Contact the GP , social care and NSPCC can also advise. I am sorry you are going through this, and sincerely hope that you can get some support quickly.

NameChangeAgain48 · 16/07/2026 09:32

You son is 16. He is a child himself. I would start by calling the NSPCC and asking for advice. tel:08088005000 0808 800 5000. They are open 10 - 4 week days. You coukd ask anonymously if you are worried about tge repercussions.This predatory behaviour doesnt come out of nowhere. Id be worried tgat your son is at risk from older boys / adults as well as a risk to your niece.

TofuTheCat · 16/07/2026 09:33

LooksLikeIPickedTheWrongWeekToQuitDrinking · 16/07/2026 09:28

Um, has no one else noticed OPs username?
That is not the choice of a distraught loving parent trying to negotiate her child’s awkward sexual hiccups.

When your child does wrong and needs guidance, it’s not normal to call them a “cunt” and say you “fucking hate” them.

Proceed with caution, folks

Yes I noticed this too and I’ve got klaxons and alarm bells going off left, right and centre.

ETA: OP’s first post also doesn’t naturally scream ‘English as a second language’

indeed proceed with caution

BeUniqueDreamer · 16/07/2026 09:35

You need to report it the non-emergency police line, 101. It’s what a mother who raises her son well would do, they’ll be wanting to offer him intervention. Please don’t be one of those mothers of boys who covers up the horrid things they do, guarantee he’ll do worse if you do.

I agree he stays at home for future meetings with family.

LooksLikeIPickedTheWrongWeekToQuitDrinking · 16/07/2026 09:36

TofuTheCat · 16/07/2026 09:33

Yes I noticed this too and I’ve got klaxons and alarm bells going off left, right and centre.

ETA: OP’s first post also doesn’t naturally scream ‘English as a second language’

indeed proceed with caution

Edited

Glad someone read my post!
Calling your depressed CHILD a “red pill cunt” and saying you hate them doesn’t ring true; especially when OP is wanging on about what a wonderful mother she is.

ExBert80 · 16/07/2026 09:37

School holidays

Esmeraldathe3rd · 16/07/2026 09:38

I don't think the fact that he told the ai she was 18 means it's not paedophilia, I think it means he ls not stupid and knows these things can report those sorts of questions.

I think you need to make sure the counsellor is specialised. It's not depression or normal teenage angst, you need someone quite specialised I think. But also you don't want to put him in that box as that's what he'll be.

I'd be highly concerned tbh. Definitely keep him away from the internet for the foreseeable and be careful he doesn't use his wages to buy himself a phone.

Carsearsafetyplease · 16/07/2026 10:02

TofuTheCat · 16/07/2026 09:33

Yes I noticed this too and I’ve got klaxons and alarm bells going off left, right and centre.

ETA: OP’s first post also doesn’t naturally scream ‘English as a second language’

indeed proceed with caution

Edited

This - it seems very strange overall.

MotherOfARedPillCunt · 16/07/2026 10:23

Hey guys, thanks for your advice and signposting, we have had several conversations obviously the first one was a complete screaming match. I’ve been through his phone thoroughly and there is nothin illegal on it. Some manosphere stuff, a few video clips, looksmaxxing crap and some gym bro nonsense.

I’ll get in contact with the charities when I get home, we are in Germany visiting grandparents at the moment. It’s been tough.

i am looking for an therapist that can deal with these things, you’re right, a counsellor won’t be enough.

Don’t really appreciate my tone, post and contents being picked apart by some of you . I am beyond distraught. I am beside myself with anger and upset and can give myself any username I want thanks. Right now yeah I do absolutely hate him and I stand by that.
@TofuTheCat

@LooksLikeIPickedTheWrongWeekToQuitDrinking

Also not going on about being a great mother - we have massively dropped the ball here. I feel like a massive failure. I am trying to explain that he has been brought up with very open and honest conversations around this.

Finally, I’m flattered you think I’m English.

OP posts:
HopeMumsnet · 16/07/2026 10:27

Hi all,
Just to say that we have had a look at the OP's background with us and she's a long-standing poster who is clearly in a bit of distress, so we are giving her the benefit of the doubt for the moment. (We could stand to see the UM name changed, though, if you have a mo, Mother?)

gamerchick · 16/07/2026 10:28

You need to speak to the police OP. They'll know what path to take and what he's done is a crime and he needs to feel that.

Hopefully the girls parents gets the police involved if you don't. It'll.be better if you do it though.

Justanopinionnothingmore · 16/07/2026 10:29

MotherOfARedPillCunt · 16/07/2026 10:23

Hey guys, thanks for your advice and signposting, we have had several conversations obviously the first one was a complete screaming match. I’ve been through his phone thoroughly and there is nothin illegal on it. Some manosphere stuff, a few video clips, looksmaxxing crap and some gym bro nonsense.

I’ll get in contact with the charities when I get home, we are in Germany visiting grandparents at the moment. It’s been tough.

i am looking for an therapist that can deal with these things, you’re right, a counsellor won’t be enough.

Don’t really appreciate my tone, post and contents being picked apart by some of you . I am beyond distraught. I am beside myself with anger and upset and can give myself any username I want thanks. Right now yeah I do absolutely hate him and I stand by that.
@TofuTheCat

@LooksLikeIPickedTheWrongWeekToQuitDrinking

Also not going on about being a great mother - we have massively dropped the ball here. I feel like a massive failure. I am trying to explain that he has been brought up with very open and honest conversations around this.

Finally, I’m flattered you think I’m English.

I think the police is a good idea too. Sorey you're going through this op.

RoseField1 · 16/07/2026 10:31

MotherOfARedPillCunt · 16/07/2026 08:53

In the chat he said she was 18.
the body added on wasn’t prepubescent

I fucking hate him

You need to take a step back off the ledge. What he's done is appalling but you're calling him a cunt and saying you hate him. That's not going to help anything. Please contact the Lucy faithful Foundation, they have a number of services that can support young people with harmful sexual behaviour and their families.

amyds2104 · 16/07/2026 10:33

Please report this to either mash or the police! Your son is a child and needs professional help before he commits another crime and you can’t manage this on your own. Your other child also needs support and your niece needs to be spoken to by professsionals to, sorry to put it bluntly, make sure she has not been harmed… I’m sorry this has happened to you!

hypnovic · 16/07/2026 10:34

This is a police matter.
Im so sorry

FinchiePink · 16/07/2026 10:38

andweallsingalong · 16/07/2026 09:04

I would get him help - try ringing the "stop it now" helpline from the Lucy Faithful foundation for advice and support. They work with perpetrators as well as victims.

It stands out to me that he put a post pubescent body on her. Paedophiles tend to like prepubescent bodies.

I don't want to give false hope or minimise his risk to her, but is there any chance he wanted to use the software / see an adult naked body and used her photo at random / "for a laugh". Still punishable and absolutely out of order, but not a paedophile. I would want professional advice from either Lucy Faithful or a specialist Child Social Worker.

So sorry you are going through this.

The StopItNow service from the Lucy Faithfull foundation is a really great resource for this and I'd really encourage you to talk to them.

I can't tell you whether or not to report him to the police - that's up to you and is a very tough decision either way. What I will say is that, in all honesty, it's unlikely the police will take much action unless there is something else going on which you haven't found or which you haven't said. So I'd still be seeking support and help elsewhere regardless of what you decide to do.

He's a 16 year old whose hormones will be running wild. This is not a sensible age and nor does it necessarily set the foundations for what he will be like as an adult. I say this not to excuse but to give you hope. I very much hope he one day looks back on this and cringes inside out about his behaviour.

Regardless of whether or not you decide to go to the police, please do try to get him professional help and counselling asap.

malefields · 16/07/2026 10:42

MotherOfARedPillCunt · 16/07/2026 10:23

Hey guys, thanks for your advice and signposting, we have had several conversations obviously the first one was a complete screaming match. I’ve been through his phone thoroughly and there is nothin illegal on it. Some manosphere stuff, a few video clips, looksmaxxing crap and some gym bro nonsense.

I’ll get in contact with the charities when I get home, we are in Germany visiting grandparents at the moment. It’s been tough.

i am looking for an therapist that can deal with these things, you’re right, a counsellor won’t be enough.

Don’t really appreciate my tone, post and contents being picked apart by some of you . I am beyond distraught. I am beside myself with anger and upset and can give myself any username I want thanks. Right now yeah I do absolutely hate him and I stand by that.
@TofuTheCat

@LooksLikeIPickedTheWrongWeekToQuitDrinking

Also not going on about being a great mother - we have massively dropped the ball here. I feel like a massive failure. I am trying to explain that he has been brought up with very open and honest conversations around this.

Finally, I’m flattered you think I’m English.

I don’t think you’re to blame for any of this to be honest, it’s clear it’s not the type of environment he’s been raised in, this is on him + probably online exposure.

I’m sorry you’re going through this, it seems awful. Well done for wanting to protect the little girl.

Weeellokthen · 16/07/2026 10:46

Kizmet1 · 16/07/2026 09:24

Hand hold for you, OP 🫂
This is horrifying and I am so sorry you're experiencing this. As repugnant as this is, in a comment you say that you hate him. Try to calm yourself before engaging with him again because you need to avoid a situation where shame becomes so intense that he can't speak to you or anyone else about this and bottles it inside instead. At 16 he is also still a child, albeit a near grown one and he will need support as well as consequences.
Contact a charity (other posters have mentioned some) and seek advice and guidance for both of your sons.
Although this is a terrible shock, it is a good thing that this has been uncovered and can be dealt with and that you can take steps to ensure that he is not around either your niece or other young girls while he gets the help he needs.

Intrusive thoughts/desires do not make a person inherently bad. It is what they do with those thoughts and how they manage them that defines their life and he has made a stupid, ugly choice, but he is very young and hopefully you can pull together to get the right support framework in place and help him move away from this awful behaviour.

Listen to this op. Best advice, thus far

Strawberrydelight78 · 16/07/2026 10:47

You need to go to the police. He needs more than counselling. He has created indecent images of a child he’s a pedophile. You can’t just ignore this.

Baking07 · 16/07/2026 10:49

OP, I cannot imagine your distress.
I love my boys to bits but I actually can well imagine your utter revulsion.

Some parents can only imagine ever loving their children no matter what, but I am one that doesn't believe in the face of a horrific crime of a sexual nature or involving a child, that a parent could lose that connection.

Every parent is different.
The OP loves her niece and to see her so young and innocent and manipulated like that must be devastating.
Not least for her younger son who's childhood has certainly been arrested by finding what he did.

I think OP the police is the right thing to do.
They will have the resources and the shock factor to deal with him.
He speaks to you badly?
Even more reason to involve the police.

LastOnePlease · 16/07/2026 10:51

What an earth do posters think the police will do? 'Hello, my son has used AI to predict what his cousin will look like as an 18 year old girl with a fully mature body?'. What he has done is awful, violiting and misogynistic as well as having the added concern that this is his cousin, not that it would be okay if it was a random girl either, but it is not illegal. Some posters seem to have little to no understanding of the current state of our police force. They often do not have enough officers to do normal policing work like turning up to burglaries or dealing with stolen property. They will definitely not be interested in this.

Your language about your son is disgusting and unacceptable. You say he has been raised in a open household where you have educated him about porn etc but given your name-calling, I think your parenting has not been as you've described.

What needs to happen is your son needs some education on why it's wrong to use Ai in this way, why it is violating and unacceptable. Asking for advice from the NSPCC would be a sensible and proportionate first step. Unfortunately many teenage boys, and many more MEN, are using AI for this purpose and so he is not alone in doing this.

Balloonhearts · 16/07/2026 10:51

God. That's disgusting. I'd smack the fuck out of him, she 12 years old for Christ's sake!

Police need to be involved here, he needs to know how serious this is, he could go to prison for creating those images.

ImImmortalNowBabyDoll · 16/07/2026 10:52

OP, there is a helpline especially for this sort of situation:

https://www.stopitnow.org.uk/

Aimed at programmes to divert people from this kind of behaviour before he actually hurts a child.

Stop It Now - Preventing child sexual abuse

Our anonymous helpline, email and chat services are here for anyone with concerns about child sexual abuse and how to prevent it.

https://www.stopitnow.org.uk

JLou08 · 16/07/2026 10:55

16 is still very young. You're doing the right thing getting him help and taking steps to safeguard your niece and other children. I would try and find a way to forgive him too. As I said, he is still very young, I don't think him feeling completely ostracised and losing the love of his parents will help with changing the behaviour. If anything, it will push him deeper into the online world. He's at an age where things can change with the right support and guidance.

ThriveAT · 16/07/2026 10:57

MotherOfARedPillCunt · 16/07/2026 08:44

Please help me, I am absolutely devastated and don’t know what to do.

My son aged 12 accidentally came across his brothers chats which include him fantasising about getting his cousin pregnant SHE IS 12 & he is 16 and then he uploaded a photo of her where an AI but has taken off her clothes. I am absolutely beyond devastated. I love that little girl so much and feel like she has been massively violated. By my son and then by me for seeing her like that. My younger son who uncovered all of this is distraught - he’s best friends with her.

we were going to and see them all this summer but I am never letting him near her again. I can’t tell anybody because that just spreads the devastation but also I can’t look at them in the eye knowing this. She’s a smashing kid and we absolutely love her, I am heartbroken.

obviously I’ve taken my sons phone off him - he’s getting a brick until the end of school.
i have arranged a counsellor.
he already has a job lined up starting next week so as far as im concerned he can get on with it.
think he probably needs to see a GP re depression

I have raised my kids well and openly with discussions on porn and women’s rights on the table and since the last couple of years my son speaks to me with contempt which has often made me wonder if he’s been sucked into the man sphere. I know pregnancy fantasies are a charming motif of that lot.

but also I am really worried about the paedophilia side of this. I know for a fact that he won’t have gone near my niece as they live far away and we are all always together. he is incredibly shy.

is there anywhere I can get him seen…. Like a camp or something? Is there anywhere that takes these guys and sorts them out? A rehab? I’m a vocal and proactive mum; I practise what I preach, I call out misogyny instantly and still my son has fallen into this.

What he has done is completely unforgivable.i can’t look at him in the eye and really hate him and need to sort him out

You cannot allow him to come into contact with her. Cancel your plans!