When Sophie Brady was just three years old, her parents separated and her mum moved her and her big sister into their grandparents’ house. It brought them closer to their cousins, David, then 12, and Jonathan, 13, who lived in the house opposite, and they became a tight-knit unit.
Four years later, a fire damaged her cousins’ home and David and Jonathan came to live in Sophie’s already bustling house. But her excitement soon turned to horror when, one day, David sexually abused her. After that, he’d grope her almost daily for several years.
Finally, aged 10, Sophie confided in her sister and, together, they summoned the courage to tell their mother. Shocked, she promised she’d speak to David and Sophie tried to move on.
Then, nine years later, her…
