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hi everyone,not really sure how this site works but need some opinions,i have a daughter 7 years of age who lives with her mother and I see on a regular basis,her mother has been chatting to a man of the internet and they are apparently madly in love blah blah blah,they have never met and she only knows what he has been telling her.Found out tonight that he has my daughters phone number aswell and he talks to her on phone,dont know how any mother can put there child at risk like that but she cant see as she's doing anything wrong,could do with a bit of info as to who do I contact to do something about it as I am worried sick now,and what should I do? obviously im putting a stop to it but do I go as far as to go to social services and/or try to get custody of her as she never wants to go home anyway,im not happy one bit to leave my daughter living with a mother who thinks for one second that its ok to let her talk to a stranger off the net.
any advice much appreciated, scott
I would certainly have a word with social services - this rings all sorts of alarm bells. If I was in your position, I would consider speaking to the police about this, I would class it as that serious - this could possibly be grooming.
At the very least, I suggest you ask your daughter to block his number on her phone.