{"id":346761,"date":"2026-05-26T21:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T20:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/groomed-by-a-shopkeeper-at-16-hed-lock-me-in-his-shop\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T21:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T20:00:09","slug":"groomed-by-a-shopkeeper-at-16-hed-lock-me-in-his-shop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/groomed-by-a-shopkeeper-at-16-hed-lock-me-in-his-shop\/","title":{"rendered":"Groomed by a shopkeeper at 16 &#8211; \u2018he\u2019d lock me in his shop\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/s_-_pwqHKJQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Groomed by a shopkeeper at 16 - \u2018he\u2019d lock me in his shop\u2019\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s_-_pwqHKJQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Kiera Gee was just 16 when she was groomed by an obsessive abuser who ran a local corner shop. She claims the police could have stopped him sooner &#8211; and that he later gamed the system to avoid prison. <\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Now she&#8217;s waived her anonymity to warn other children about the risk. In the latest of our series of reports exposing exploitation in rogue mini marts on our high streets, Kiera tells us her story. <\/p>\n<p>Warning: this report contains upsetting details.<\/p>\n<p>If you or anyone you know has been affected by the issues raised in this report you can find places to seek help at Channel4.com\/support. <\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kiera Gee was just 16 when she was groomed by an obsessive abuser who ran a local corner shop. She claims the police could have stopped him sooner &#8211; and that he later gamed the system to avoid prison. 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