A mother-of-two has revealed how she tricked her grandfather into admitting he had abused her, but was shunned by her family when he was jailed.
Jade Edwards was 13 years old when her Joseph Edwards, now 69, began sexually assaulting her at his home in Liverpool while his wife was asleep.
Seven years later, Ms Edwards, now 23, tricked him into admitting the abuse in Facebook messages and in October 2018, he was found guilty of sexual offences and jailed for 15 months.
But Ms Edwards has since been disowned by family members who refuse to believe her account.
Jade Edwards was 13 years old when her Joseph Edwards, now 69, began sexually assaulting her at his home in Liverpool while his wife was asleep
Ms Edwards, now 23, tricked him into admitting the abuse in Facebook messages
Ms Edwards, from Liverpool, has waived her anonymity to speak out about the sickening abuse she received at the hands of her grandfather.
The stay-at-home mother said: 'Growing up, I was always my grandad's favourite girl. He was my best friend in the world, and I loved being around him.'
In June 2009, when Jade was 13, she was watching TV with Joseph at his house when he groped her bottom.
She said: 'Grandma was asleep upstairs, so we were left alone in the living room.
'I was so confused, I didn't understand what had just happened. He then flicked the TV channels and acted like nothing happened, so I ignored it.'
Nine months later, Joseph took Jade on a car trip to Southport beach after school.
But when they arrived, he parked on a quiet road and turned off the engine.
He then slid his hands up her thighs, and groped her.
She added: 'Grandad then stuck his tongue in my mouth, and I felt like I was going to be sick.
'He kept feeling up my thighs and was moaning. I felt tears pouring down my face while he did it.'
Afterwards, Joseph warned Jade not to tell her grandmother or her parents.
Ms Edwards has waived her anonymity to speak out about the sickening abuse
The following day, Joseph called Jade and
