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Sophie Peachey

London

Assistant News Editor & Correspondent at The News Movement

Articles

  • May 14, 2024 | thetimes.co.uk | Sophie Peachey

    On a balmy Wednesday last August I opened up the encrypted messaging app Telegram on my phone to find a 77-page document that was going to teach me how to exploit and manipulate lonely men for money. “Make the fan feel like he can trust you more than anyone else in the world,” it instructed.

  • Jun 21, 2023 | thenewsmovement.com | Sophie Peachey

    Sex for rent: Is time up for predatory landlords? Predatory landlords are offering free or discounted rent in exchange for sex. There’s an estimated 250,000 victims, but only one prosecution. Are the current laws really working to flush out the sex for rent market? Sex for rentWhat is it? Sex in exchange for free or discounted rent is illegal, but the amount of rogue landlords offering these types of arrangements is growing.