Stop Educator Sexual Abuse, Misconduct and Exploitation (sesame, Inc.)

06/04/2026

She was told to stay quiet. She didn't.

NCSESAME Advisory Board member Joelle Casteix joins Blooming After Grooming to talk about survivor advocacy, exposing institutional failures, and why speaking up matters.

Because healing doesn't happen in silence—and prevention starts with truth.

Listen wherever you get podcasts.

06/03/2026

“Passing the trash” does not just endanger children. It can expose administrators and institutions to criminal liability.

Schools cannot claim to prioritize student safety while minimizing reports, delaying action, or quietly moving problematic employees out of sight.

The law is increasingly recognizing what survivors have said for decades:
Silence enables abuse.

New case out of Louisiana involving alleged failure to report child abuse by school administrators:

Covington police arrest two E.E. Lyon Elementary School administrators on allegations they failed to report child abuse.

06/02/2026

“I thought it was my fault because I was in love with him.”

That is how grooming works.

Addie trusted her teacher. He encouraged emotional dependence, private communication, and secrecy long before the relationship became s*xual.

Years later, she still struggles to call herself a victim because she believed she had “consented.”

Survivor stories matter because they expose the manipulation, confusion, isolation, and lifelong emotional impact that grooming creates.

Read Addie’s story:

In the two years since this has occurred, I have gone through a variety of emotions. I was utterly depressed at first because I thought I had ruined his life and everything was my fault. I felt that I shouldn't have come onto him in the first place.

06/01/2026

“Nothing illegal happened.”

Too often, adults say this until a child is already harmed. But grooming is part of the abuse process.

Predators build trust, normalize secrecy, and slowly test boundaries. The law shouldn’t wait until abuse escalates.

New on the NCSESAME blog:

Most child s*xual abuse does not begin with abuse. It begins with grooming. Predators rarely start with overt s*xual conduct. Instead, they test boundaries. They build trust. They create secrecy.

05/29/2026

SURVIVOR STORY SPOTLIGHT: The abuse was devastating. The cover-up was worse. Survivor Story Spotlight: Gretchen.

It happened to me... everyone just looks away and ignores it, but it happened to me. I took a stand and reported it to the school, but even they turned away. Everyone hated me for the things that he had said about me.

05/28/2026

The most dangerous predators don't frighten children. They charm them.

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05/27/2026

Predators change schools. Culture stays behind. Watch/listen to the full episode: ncsesame.org/podcasts or anywhere you stream.

05/26/2026

Kids need permission to go to the bathroom. But we're supposed to believe they're equals in a relationship with an adult?

No.



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05/25/2026

Parents shouldn't have to spend years convincing adults to protect children. Educator s*xual misconduct is a global issue.

Paris police looking into more than 100 allegations of mistreatment by ‘monitors’ after parents’ groups said they had fought for years to be taken seriously

05/25/2026

"Kids fall in love. That's normal. Adults who exploit that love are the problem."

Michelle Denault survived educator s*xual abuse and now trains schools across the country to recognize grooming before a child is harmed.

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