CONTENT WARNING: This episode includes discussion of sexual assault and grooming. Listener discretion is advised. If you need support, you can contact 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732 (Australia, 24/7), Blue Knot Foundation on 1300 657 380, or Lifeline on 13 11 14.

What does justice look like when trauma never fully leaves you?

0:00 – Intro: Faith. No filter.

0:27 – Court Case: two years leading up to trial

0:51 – Trigger warning: grooming & sexual assault

2:47 – Sexual assault and CPTSD

4:40 – Post-traumatic growth

7:03 – Assault is not just penetration

13:13 – Every detail proven in court

16:40 – The brutality of cross-examination

27:03 – The insidious process of grooming

57:13 – How trauma affected Sarah’s faith

In this episode of Filthy Hope, hosts Rev Ness Williams-Henke and Rev Jon Humphries continue their conversation with Sarah Rose, who shares her experience of being groomed and sexually assaulted by a trusted professional, and the long, retraumatising process of seeking justice through the courts. Sarah speaks candidly about complex post-traumatic stress disorder, the reality of cross-examination, the insidious nature of grooming, and the courage it takes to tell the truth when your memory is fragmented by trauma.

This episode explores the tension between justice and healing, the importance of believing survivors, and the kind of faith that does not explain away suffering but meets us in it. It is an honest and powerful conversation about responsibility, resilience, and finding hope even after profound betrayal.

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