This is my first time ever posting, also because this is anonymous I feel this is a kind of safe way to say this,maybe not I’m not sure.
Grooming is way too normalised in the Irish “celeb” circle. It’s only until this whole Eoghan McDermott abuse came out that I realised how horrificly and disgustingly I had been groomed by a known Irish athlete.
When you’re 16/17 and a “celeb” that’s much older than you gives you attention you feel good about yourself, you feel somewhat cool. But the more I think back on it the more physically sick I feel.
On my 18th birthday,this athlete sent me a disgusting message along the lines of when she’s finally legal so you can....(I will let you all fill in what was said). He told me that he’ll bring me to all these nice places(when I was underage) I don’t even want to say what else happened that I’m sure would disgust everyone.
I have been wondering, thinking and feeling disgusted in myself- because this is what happens when you are groomed as a teenager.
I hope one day, there is some sort of petition or something that girls come forward that have been groomed by “influential/celebs” that they can have their voice heard and this whole culture of men who have some sort of power thinking this is ok to stop.
I believe and I stand with each and every one of you who have been through similar.
I will probably end up deleting this post but I felt like I had to share.