🚨 BEWARE OF SEX PREDATORS 🚨

This is a conversation we don’t have enough. Predators don’t always look like monsters, they often look like “nice” people. That’s exactly how they operate.

Here are the signs to watch out for:

🔴 GROOMING TACTICS

— They shower you with excessive attention, gifts or money or offer assistance under the guise of helping 

— They try to isolate you from friends and family

— They push physical boundaries slowly, testing your limits

— They create secrecy: “This is just between us”

— They use guilt, shame, or threats to maintain control

🔴 ONLINE PREDATORS

— They ask personal questions early: where you live, your school, your routine, how short is your skirt, is it tight enough?

— They move conversations to private/encrypted platforms quickly like WhatsApp etc

— They send inappropriate content and normalize it 

— They request photos or videos and voice notes

🔴 WHO IS MOST AT RISK?

— Children and teenagers

— People who are emotionally vulnerable or lonely

— Vulnerable people in need of a job or help

— People with low self-esteem or troubled home situations

🔴 HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF & YOUR LOVED ONES

— Educate children early about body boundaries and consent

— Monitor online activity without being invasive, have open conversations instead

— Teach children that NO adult should ask them to keep secrets from their parents

— Trust your instincts, if something feels wrong, it probably is

— Report suspicious behaviour immediately to authorities

— Believe victims when they speak up!!!

🔴 IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW IS A VICTIM:

— Speak up. Silence protects the predator, not the victim!

— Document everything

— Report to law enforcement

— Seek professional counselling and support

Predators thrive in silence and shame. The more we talk about this, the harder we make it for them to operate.

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