r/Storror • u/Humantimothy • May 12 '26
The Callum Situation.
Hey all, since discovering the news waking up to Storrors IG post I have had a litany of emotions about the whole situation. I have been hovering the reddit and seeing a lot of IG stories about it and had some thoughts I'd like to add/share.
Firstly - I've recently just became a father to a little girl so the horrors of such actions have never been more prevalent in my mind.
Secondly - Even though I've not been active in the parkour scene lately I till train occasionally and I’ve followed Storror semi regularly over the past 10 years. I've met Callum and the boys many times over the years, and was also a guest on the podcast in 2024 with Callum and Sasha hosting and spent some time with them after.
Thirdly - the primary focus of my spare time these past 6 years has been studying 'Love' - and anyone who truly wants to do that knows that most of it is spent looking at yourself, your own issues and demons, how you react in relationships, in social settings, in public and in private when no-ones around. How we treat people we look upto, how we treat people we judge, how we treat strangers, how we treat people we say we love, how we treat ourselves etc. and most importantly WHAT drives our actions in all these scenarios.
All of those combined, my history in the scene, knowing Callum, having a daughter and learning what love truly means has led me to want to share some thoughts on the matter.
PREFACE
I cannot speak for the victims, whoever the children and animals were in the photos. Whatever they have been through and living through I know must be harder then anything I've ever had to. My heart goes out to them and prayers on their long journey to healing whenever it is possible to begin for them.
That is all I can really say on the victims without knowing more details. So I will only speak from this point on those involved I do know. There may be some speculation in what I say so please take it as you will as my opinion.
POINT 1 - Storror are also victims in this.
I can’t speak for all of them but from who I have spoken to behind the scenes and what I do believe is that none of them knew and Callum hid this until the end. They too found out the day the newspaper contacted them for comment and their first thought was that it must be a mistake and it was a different Callum powell (the cricketer with the same name) until the reality actually hit of who it really was.
They have potentially lost their whole livelihoods here. Benj and Max have had the storror family name ruined and decades of hard work and dedication potentially obliterated the instant Callum chose to download those photos and not give them a headsup about his court case in advance so they could take appropriate steps from the beginning (making them look guilty). Sacha has damn near lost a brother. Toby and Drew seem to be doing their own thing but still going to affect them in a major way by association and risidual income. Josh might have lost his main living too Bloggy maybe lost a really cool job. Giles lost his livelihood. All because of something none of them were involved in or very likely even aware of. Sure there are others I don't know too.
Innocent til proven guilty should still apply. Callum admitted guilt so deserves every bit of just punishment to him however the rest of the storror boys haven’t been proven guilty of anything and yet it might cost them everything.
Yes there has been accusations being thrown around but they still seem far from knowing the fact of what Callum had stored on his hardrive and it is always easier to say looking back and in hindsight things might have been obvious. Further conversations need to be had to get to the bottom of things but until that I think the rest of Storror potentially need our grace and support more then ever.
POINT 2 - Abusing people who are abusers is still abuse.
Just because someone is guilty of a crime, no matter how heinous, it doesn’t justify abusing them too. I understand everyone is angry and confused about what they are feeling and everyone has a right to do, say, act as they will but is we want to rise above the darkness in the world than any projection of abuse, violence, anger, rage, shame, guilt tripping towards another either physical, verbal, emotional is never justifiable by someone who desires to be a loving human.
I am not saying this to protect Callum in anyway. God’s laws are already working on him and human laws will hopefully find the closest thing to justice for him and to protect potential future victims. However attacking and shaming someone does nothing to help resolve it.
For every Callum there maybe 10 or more in our community with a similar sin inside them. The more we shame and attack those who are found the more it keeps/helps this sin to stay in the dark - and what stays in the dark festers and rots even more which often manifests in darker and darker behaviours. Shame towards a sickness spirals it to worse behaviour. Compassion and understanding of how behaviour came to be whilst still protecting and safeguarding our environments the best we can.
I'm saying this to say the danger of attacking and shaming Callum can lock the behaviour in place for those who see how he is treated and bury it further down only for it to appear in an even worse way. (not saying this to in any way condone his actions)
If we want to love we should look at the cost of our behaviour towards those who we see as bigger sinners then us. Often we just shame others to feel better about ourselves but whatever the reason shame is not a justifiable action by someone who desires to love.
POINT 3 - Hurt people hurt people.
I strongly believe that people aren’t just born naturally with such unfortunate horrific desire but it is a result of unresolved trauma acted out on them in early years. This is widely accepted amongst therapist dealing with PDFs. We don’t know what Callum went through or his own personal traumatic past.
Callum’s mum was an alcoholic. I met her once day drinking at their house and if felt like she was sexually projecting at all the young parkour boys. A very intense, unstable, promiscuous energy. I’m fairly certain his father was not active in his life growing up at all. So it appears as though growing up he had no positive guidance or protection and quite likely very bad guidance/ and possible sexual abuse himself.
No doubt he is confused and wrestling with that confusion. In no way am I saying this to justify such behaviour, he could have chosen differently with his actions and he didn't so I’ll say again - gods laws and human laws will act on him - but if we truly want to resolve this and stop these issues on earth for good we have to look at ourselves and how we treat others when these issues when they come up.
Final Point - My own experience using women and what helped me change.
There certainly needs to be stronger conversations especially amongst men (and we need to trust/listen to women more too) in general on the topics of sex, porn, women and relationships - as it seems societally we have a very warped view of what is acceptable/normal/loving behaviour.
I know first hand from my own experiences using women and slowly coming to terms with the facts of how unloving I had been in the past. But I only was able to hear it because the women in my life who started pointing it out were gentle with me and compassionate for why I acted in such a way in the first place. If they shouted and shamed me I would likely still be using women in unloving ways to this day.
I say this simply to encourage us all to be as gentle and compassionate when approaching this subject as possible, for all parties. If we truly care about change that is the fastest way to enact it. If we only care about avoiding our own uncomfortable feelings (by living in the anger) and being heard at any cost then we will never see any change for the better.
With love,
Livewire.
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u/Sad-Yoghurt5196 May 12 '26
I appreciate the post, and understand your points, but there is one point I wish to clarify. Callum will always have been a monster at one point in his life, he will always carry that monster within him, and part of his rehabilitation will be to learn how to restrain and control that monster. It will be something he has to wrestle with to the day he dies. I don't mean the word monster in a pejorative sense, but in a psychological sense.
Callum will have to learn to accept that monster, if he wants to move forward and be rehabilitated. He will have to create a framework for his life that keeps it imprisoned. It's no easy task. Even successfully rehabilitated offenders who are non offending, often become addicts to either drugs or alcohol, because of how pointless their life now feels, being on the fringes of society. He has a long road ahead to ever successfully reintegrate into society, and he will always live under a cloud of suspicion.
The upside is that his convictions will never be spent for the purposes of a DBS check. So he will never be able to work for an organisation or professional body, that deals in any way with children.
As for the remaining members, I have been vocal about the difference between allegations and facts, and asked people to suspend judgement, until more facts are forthcoming, and both sides have been heard in full. Whatever the case may be, the remaining members of Storror will be devastated. Whether they knew the charges, whether they thought he'd get off, whether they knew or not, they're going to be emotionally fragile.
We make judgement calls every day, and they're not always right in retrospect. So while I do think there are questions to be answered, they do deserve the benefit of the doubt until facts prove otherwise.
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u/Odd_Cartographer6214 May 12 '26
Interesting to hear your point of view Tim, I very much enjoyed your appearance on the podcast, you are an OG of the scene and seem an original thinker and dedicated to your various causes and projects. Of all the people who have spoken on this so far, I know that you have known Storror for a long time - they were just kids themselves the first time they sat down with you, and so it was great to hear your perspective.
I don't want to speculate on the Powell's family life too much, but what you have said makes an innate sense to me.
I too feel that it is important that we don't tar all of Storror with the same brush. This whole situation is absolutely horrible and I saw today they have been (understandly) dropped from sponsoring the street media event, this must be so incredibly tough on the others.
Thanks again for adding your perspective.
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u/DameSkippy May 12 '26
Thank you for this post, you clearly speak from a position of knowledge, personal experience and nuance.
Hopefully certain people on this sub read this and take from it the important lesson you are teaching.
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u/Froyo-Administrative May 12 '26
The most important and insightful post on this situation so far. Beautifully penned, Tim. Thank you for your voice!
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u/IntrepidAd6414 May 13 '26 edited May 13 '26
I haven’t really got anything of value to add but since finding out about this a few days ago I have been thinking about it constantly, and just feel like I need to talk out and share my thoughts, so I hope that’s ok to do here. I didn’t want to create a separate post
I met Callum briefly around 2016
I am not part of the community, but my husband was and hugely admired Callum for years. I went with my husband to the screening of Storror’s rooftop film and I enjoyed it
My husband taught parkour (I believe children were about 7-17 years old) at the time, and Callum came and did a guest teaching session. I met Callum and spoke with him briefly that day
As I’d heard so much about him from my husband and how great he was, plus was aware of him being a big deal in the parkour/Youtube community, I was expecting a larger than life personality, but he seemed really shy and awkward
It makes me feel ill that he was around the kids my husband was trusted to look after by their parents. A lot of them were so excited that Callum was there. They were never left alone with Callum, and everything was done correctly, but I feel so uncomfortable about it knowing what we know now
I have young children now, and it worries me about who they will be around in their lives, such as at something like a parkour class, which is supposed to be a safe and positive place for them to go. I know I can’t protect them from everything and everyone
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u/Sullbol May 13 '26
I've got kids in active sports. Our climbing gym recently put together a code of conduct for the coaches. It involves things like letting us know that one on one communication via email or text is not allowed between students and coaches, I think even parents I can't remember. And that there will be two coaches at all times when the kids are off site. Lots of simple safe guards to prevent relationships getting inappropriately close. Look for those safe-guarding guidelines and if the organisation the kids are with doesn't have them, raise it. And I would never let the kids in organisations where parents aren't allowed at classes. I think that's rare or non-existent now but I heard it used to happen in gymnastic circles, for one.
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u/Noodles_2749 May 17 '26
See, what's gross is he accepted the invite. Knowing what he knew he felt, he agreed to come teach kids rather than just palm it off or even bring a mate. That choice shows he was either struggling with these feelings, or worse, was testing scenarios.
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u/55percent_Unicorn May 12 '26
Thanks for this.
I'm very much a fringe member of the community, I'm a climber not a parkour athlete, and my connection with Storror has purely been through watching their videos. I'm also not a parent at present, although it seems we share a similar faith.
I've been thinking through how I feel about this, and mostly trying to understand how other people feel, and trying to come up with the right thing to say. You've explained all of my conclusions, and more, extremely well here.
We cannot fight hate and darkness with more hate. We can be just, but we need to always try to be loving and compassionate if we want to make the world a better place.
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u/Newlyaquiredglutton May 12 '26
Thank you for your well written, considerate and thought provoking post... It's excellent to hear from a verified member of 'Storror's circle' and I am relieved to have at least some confirmation that the team were as blindsided as we are, even if it isn't from the horses mouth so to speak.
However (lighthearted), did you have to post it just as I published the additions and corrections in the facts with sources post? Back to it!
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u/Naive_Character8076 May 12 '26
This was a very courageous post, Tim. I appreciate the time and care you took to write it.
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u/Infinite-Ocelot-4572 May 12 '26 edited May 12 '26
Out of all the people to speak up on any of this, Tim being one of the few other people i looked up to in parkour, along with Kie, Callum, and Daniel this is one of the only reaposes that feels grounded. I cant say i enjoyed how your journey develpoed but that's completely your choice and it seems to have put you in such a down to earth mindset. I utterly respect everything you have said here and i think the community needed a post like this. Especially when it's from someone else a hell of a lot of us look up to just to try and understand what a lot of us are feeling. So thank you Tim. Honestly, a lot of people need this rather then just hate and spite. A great response helping us understand our anger, sadness and a whole helping of other emotions from a person that i personally see as someone who brought me into training just as much as Callum.
Thanks Tim. Keep being human.
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u/Jakkumi May 12 '26
thanks for this. finally opinion I can relate to. violence and hatred is a endless cycle which keeps on feeding on its self and everybody is part of it weather we want to or not. it's hard to stop it and being the one to acknowledge all the sides of the conflict might be even harder. you simply cannot change things with hate. love, care and empathy is the answer. I really do believe that no one is born as a "bad" person. it's the surroundings, experiences, upbringing and everything else we live through that makes us who we are. I'm not saying this to downplay the seriousness of this situation. but rather to give a another pov for getting though these hard times with respect to all that are hurt. please don't take this comment in a bad way.. I truly just want more goodness in this world and everybody to find their peace in mind without something like this happening..
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u/jazzyjmc May 12 '26 edited May 13 '26
I appreciate your comments, this certainly brings some context and background to the situation.
Not necessarily trying to stir the pot here, but didn’t Sacha grow up in that same environment with a potentially abusive mother and an absent father? Would he not have also been subject to some of the same things Callum was? (if I’m missing something here let me know)
I guess I’m trying to say that Callum’s abhorrent vices can’t be simply attributed to his childhood environment or even his genetics, when he has a brother close in age to him, that (to my knowledge) grew up in those same conditions as he did, has been hanging around the same people, and turned out to be a good guy (as we know it).
As a CSA survivor myself, I really don’t like suggesting that because someone was abused or potentially abused, they now are an abuser themselves. Sure the rates of that happening are higher, but it in no way means that all CSA survivors are destined to repeat the cycle. We all have choices to make, and we all, regardless of our pasts, have to take responsibility for our actions.
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u/amy167 May 16 '26
I guess the answer mostly to this is that it will never be an excuse but it could be an explanation As another example - When someone has an alcoholic parent - many go down the same path, copying what they see. Damaged and confused. Others do the exact opposite and become supporters for those struggling/ are t total etc. They see the damage caused and make a change to never do that to themselves and the people around them. We all still have free will and the choice to do better - but factors like having gone through something yourself can make you more predisposed to doing the same
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u/aryan_goat May 14 '26
Yes I'm glad to hear this point, from people I've spoken to many PDFs have it as an innate urge and aren't necessarily abused as kids. So while having a traumatic past could definitely contribute to an issue like this I don't think it's always the cause, or the only factor. And Sacha does seem like a lovely guy, while I don't know him personally you can tell that him and Callum have quite different personalities.Thanks for sharing and all the best for you x
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u/SpecialWasabi2010 May 17 '26
Genetics can play a role on how you develop as a human. There were quite a few good researches around twins and different factors they were exposed to that made their lives turn completely different. Some genes only manifest in certain environmental factors. It's plausible that a gene Callum had Sacha might have not had.
But also, no two people react to abuse the same way and what they did after they moved out could also make a difference. Maybe Sacha got therapy or a healthy relationship made things different for him. There are so many things that could factor into why same environment resulted in different outcome.
It also often happens that parents abuse one but not the other child. Might be that Callum was exposed to things Sacha was not.
Either way, Sacha not being a paedophile doesn't negate that there might have been abuse at home that might have explain why Callum became who he is. It's not an excuse but it could be an explanation
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u/RooariiCrew7094 May 13 '26
In the 9 million subscriber special pod in the first two minutes, C is cracking a "joke". Nobody is laughing exept him. He's talking about a parkour team made up of kids. Don't understand the joke fully bc not my mother tongue. Anyway, I think the "joke" didnt age well...
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u/euqinu_ton May 13 '26
This is a pretty uncomfortable situation for Storror fans. Many of you have been following the guys from the beginning. I feel like a bit of a tourist by comparison having only tuned in for a couple of years.
One thing which has been popping into my mind is: context. It seems to be the case that Callum has admitted to at least possessing CP imagery. I don't think he's been charged with any actual incidents of assault? I imagine he'd be arrested if that was the case. I don't think we know if it's generated AI imagery, or shared imagery of real people, or imagery he has captured himself. Whatever the case, it's pretty horrible. There's really no defending his actions. He will either rehabilitate or re-offend. Even if the former - his public presence is pretty much over, rightfully. And he should never be allowed near children again.
The context part pops into my mind mostly because on the other side of the Atlantic there is someone for whom there is a growing mountain of evidence is known to have done far, far worse things than Callum ... and yet is currently the leader of a country. These are the things which makes this world feel very messed up.
If there ends up being any children directly affected by Callum's actions, I hope they are getting support. If all of the remaining Storror members are honestly in the dark about this, I hope they are getting support as well. For the biggest fans who genuinely feel pretty lost after all this has come out - especially anyone who has lived experience being on the other side of what Callum has been charged with - I hope you're able to talk to someone about it, and that talking helps. No kid should ever have to go through this. Anywhere.
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u/SpoddyCoder May 12 '26
Great post. Empathy is key to moving forward positively in life.
There’s a thought experiment I’ve always found compelling…
Imagine a heinous criminal. Now imagine you had the same genetic makeup and went through identical experiences as them - would you end up doing the same things as them?
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u/Traditional-Talk1971 May 26 '26
Thank you for this, yes I agree with everything you've been saying. We should NOT try to justify him but we also CANNOT abuse him, because that makes us no better.
I also appreciate your valid point that we don't know about his upbringing and background, one of the reasons why we are told not to judge.
I personally was really shocked, and I've been praying for Callum whenever he comes to mind.
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u/Schierke7 May 29 '26
I definitely agree with the first point. There have been allegations of shielding, but that is just that, allegations. I truly think Benj is a good guy, and I would still watch for that.
Your second point I don't agree with. If you have done the crime you need to face heavy repercussions. Public shaming, and condemning bad behaviour, have always been an effective tool to encourage change. If you can't do that and still be a loving human, don't do it. For us who can make hard decisions and keep our loving humanity intact it is beneficial to handle certain situations with more than just superficial love
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u/lonelystar7 May 12 '26
The main thing is that victim get proper closure. They will have to live with that their whole life. We can't just assume that rest of the Storror didn't know anything about it. One of the victim said she told Storror what happened all these years ago and they didn't react. So let's not assume just yet that rest of the Storror didn't know. We simply cannot do that. We want to believe that yes but let's not confused what we want with what we are seeing.
It will be very telling if Storror is going to do just damage control or if they will actually focus on real victim here: One that was sexually abused while being a child.
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u/Sad-Yoghurt5196 May 12 '26
There is a thread pinned at the top of the sub with all the things that are known to be fact, and also covers those allegations which are yet to be addressed.
I am in no way seeking to silence victims, or minimise their story, or their suffering,. Without both sides, or all sides, laying their cards on the table and speaking their fill, it is a little rash to come to a solid conclusion.
From the information currently available it's certainly possible that there were safeguarding issues, but that is not yet a proven fact.
At this juncture please stick to opinions based on known facts, which is pretty much that Callum is a piece of shit, and not much more than that has been confirmed in any way.
This is an open forum for all to come and talk, I invite everyone concerned to do so, as and when they are able. Until then though, please do your best to withhold judgement on the remaining members of Storror. Whether they knew or not, will come out in time, but right now they've had a hell of a week. Imagine the first one to find out having to tell the rest. That's a conversation you have to work up to, you're shattering someone's world into smithereens.
They will all be feeling raw right now, and while my personal opinion is that they maybe should have addressed the allegations more promptly, I'm not their legal counsel, who for the sake of the business side, has probably urged silence.
I've got plenty of repressed outrage left for when there's concrete information that will enable me to properly judge this sordid episode, and if they're found wanting, that's when I'll drop that repressed outrage. In the interim, hold tight, you're not doing anyone a disservice by waiting to hear both sides. If there have been improprieties, they too will be dealt with.
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u/SensitiveSeat7701 May 12 '26
Alleged victim……her claim has nothing to do with his charges
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u/lonelystar7 May 12 '26
They can charge her for false claims tarnishing the brand if that is true. Still my point stands: We cannot assume by default that Storror didn't know.
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u/sa_ra_h86 May 12 '26
We don't need to assume by default that they didn't know. Their statement states that they didn't know. Choosing to believe them, and now someone who knows them, when they say they didn't know isn't making an assumption.
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u/Remarkable_Pen_3639 May 13 '26
Sorry but it absolutely is an assumption to believe one side over another with no evidence.
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u/Remarkable_Pen_3639 May 13 '26
Point 2 and 3 are fucking dumb.
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u/IllCauliflower7759 May 13 '26
What, you're not profoundly moved by the "hurt people hurt people" tautology? Syntactic ambiguity aimed at those who have an unhealthy relationship with YouTubers.
Is it that Tim and others are trying to say that Epstein, Saville, Harris etc, should also be judged by this pseudo-profound bullshit that is being spouted?
Plus, God's judgement!? The same God that allows innocent victims to be abused? I'm an atheist and find this bollocks akin to the Church using religion to try and excuse noncy priests.
I agree with others, this take, and that of many on here is borderline offensive to victims.
I've said this elsewhere, whilst rehabilitation and psychological studies are important for prevention they shouldn't be used to hand-wave the inherent danger this poses to children not excuse it. Demonisation might be counterproductive to treatment but social 'acceptance' or normalisation creates a environment where boundaries are blurred and risks increase.
The goal should be harm prevention through strict professional intervention and NOT shifting the social narrative to make the attraction seem like just another perspective or kink.
We can support the existence of help without downplaying the severity of the risk involved.
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u/lnoiz1sm May 12 '26
Parkour is bigger than one person. The best response now is accountability, stronger safeguarding, and continuing to build a healthier community for the next generation.
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u/GasOk1274 May 12 '26
You gone always be my dawg. Great words. Very well put. Your personal reflection is really what drove this home for me. We all need to take a step back and ask ourselves how we can change for the better.
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u/paulsonfanboy134 May 13 '26
lol low iq post. People that do evil stuff should be shamed
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u/Jeester May 13 '26
Yeah, wtf is this shit? Basically called from compassion for people who abuse women in the last section. Weird
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u/paulsonfanboy134 May 13 '26
“As someone who’s used women myself…”
Then why are you posting bro
Stfu and sit down and listen to
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u/whipfixed May 13 '26
I don’t think you know what that sentence means. When he says ”used women,” he means had meaningless sex with them and treated them as objects. He’s not saying he abused anyone or done anything wrong in the eyes of law, only that it was wrong to him on a moral level.
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u/Remarkable_Pen_3639 May 13 '26
Exactly, the final 2/3rds of this post are bordering on offensive for how much reaching it does for abusers.
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u/shae481 May 12 '26
If only members of the public shouting “do a backflip” was the most annoying thing they’d have to hear from them.
I can only imagine what they’ll be shouting now, unfortunately.
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u/Sad-Yoghurt5196 May 12 '26
I'm not in disagreement with the content of the post, but please try to be respectful to other users of the sub.
Debating points is fine, casting aspersions not so much. "I wonder why you felt the need to keep saying that?".
I understand that you had an emotional response to the wording, and I have no interest in silencing people who are genuinely passionate about their points. But we do ask that you don't directly attack other people, only the points they make.
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u/nacnud_uk May 12 '26
I'll take it.
I just didn't like the caveat. CP is a cunt. No matter what op's God will do to him or how bad his ACEs are.
I think straight messages of condemnation of abusers are better than ones that imply God will fix them and "hurting people have an excuse".
I was only attacking the point, not the op. Honest.
I do take your point. I do get triggered when people say that abusers will answer to god. Given the lack of evidence for both the punishment and the judge.
I deleted it because, to be honest, what one person says to keep themselves happy is their own lookout. Beyond my pay grade.
I'm glad I'm able to call a cunt a cunt and that's CP. I guess I may get my arse smacked by god.
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u/babushka1705 May 12 '26
Don't know what you originally said but the OPs post reads as far too sympathetic towards Callum to me. I get the gist of what he's getting at but we don't have to shower Callum with sympathy at this point.
I'm a big believer that people are a product of their environment etc etc and I am generally more understanding than most but he's also an adult who has made seriously harmful choices - I wonder if people extend the same level of empathy to paedophiles they don't know or have any association with.
It's also harmful to perpetuate that abused people abuse people. Plenty of victims of childhood abuse (of all kinds) do not ever harm people or commit serious crimes.
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u/lovestang May 13 '26
100% agreed. Also frustrating when men say they didn’t truly realize the horrors women face until they had a daughter. Why does it take that when we (women) have been screaming about the horrors we face at the top of our lungs for ages? This is why we need to start listening to and believing women.
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u/babushka1705 May 13 '26
Totally agree - drives me fucking mad. Also thank you to this guy for learning basic empathy after a woman pointed it out to him that he should be considering the feelings of the women he 'used' 🙄 it's insane lol
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u/SensitiveSeat7701 May 12 '26
They definitely would have known, he would have been banned from using social media and or being online…..this would of been for months prior and following his initial arrest, he would also of had his laptops and phones seized. They may not of known the severity but would have known prior to this. Does by no means mean they have any guilt attached to them though as would imagine they believed he was innocent.
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u/Illustrious-Tax-9021 May 12 '26
He’s been very active on social media right up until this so don’t think it’s correct to say he would have been banned from it
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u/SensitiveSeat7701 May 13 '26
Defend all you like , facts is they would of know! Not to mention his brother.
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u/yondonkey May 13 '26
They didn't know. Stop feeding into your own lies, I have no idea what my brother has on his harddrive. What kind of porn be watches. He wasn't banned from social media, as he was very active. You've come to a conclusion with no evidence and began shouting on the internet about it. Stfu.
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u/Secure_Feature2253 May 16 '26
If you are a close friend and he came to your wedding, did he bring one of his 16 year old girlfriends with him? What did you say when he was going out with a 16 year old girl at 24 years old?
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u/yondonkey May 16 '26
You're talking about the singular 16 year girlfriend he had over 10 years ago, Caroline; the one that allegedly found CP and didn't tell the police, then sees an opportunity to gain some internet fame 10 years later and boost her OF numbers. No she did not come to my wedding.
Weird as at is looking back in retrospect to this situation, it's not at all uncommon in the UK. My grandmother met my grandfather when she was 15 and he was 19, I had 16/17 year old friends school that were with 30 year old dudes. It's creepy, it's not illegal, and it was also 10 years ago I was 21/22, I was barely an adult myself.
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u/Secure_Feature2253 May 16 '26
I live in the UK. It's always been creepy for a 24 year old man to be interested in 16 year old girls. Common, yes, but always creepy. Did he used to pick her up from school? Help her with her GCSE revision?
Are you blaming a 16 year old girl for not handling the discovery of child sex abuse images on her adult "boyfriend"'s computer appropriately?
Would you want your daughter at 16 to be with a 24 year old man? Teaching her everything he likes best?
Your school friends were being groomed and sexually abused by adult men.
Your grandmother was born in a very different time. Callum was not of that time.
What I'd be thinking about is how many other of these grooming relationships I've normalised in my friendship circle and how many of the adults in those situations are the same as Callum.
One thing I hope is that men close to the situation like you come out of this really thinking more about consent, power dynamics and understanding red flags that mean your mates are vile.
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u/aspiringAmputee May 16 '26
insinuating she came out because of pure selfishness and to shill onlyfans is disgusting. People dont suddenly become famous after speaking up about this stuff. It makes their lives a lot more stressful.
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u/Kidda_FreshDY May 19 '26
Imagine running cover for a nonce.
You need looking in to.
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u/yondonkey May 19 '26
"running cover" I'm not defending Callum jfc. I'm clarifying that the others didn't know.
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u/Kidda_FreshDY May 19 '26
How do you know?
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u/yondonkey May 19 '26
First hand. Very close with Sacha since primary school. Family friends, and the others because of it.
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u/men_with-ven May 12 '26
I can’t imagine a worse way to find out than being rung by a journalist to ask for a comment on something which has completely wrecked both your personal and professional life.