Fiona Goddard was just 14 when she was groomed and sexually abused by a gang of men in Bradford after entering care. Now, more than a decade later, the mother of five has been forced to flee her home after allegedly receiving death threats and a relentless stream of online harassment.
Her attackers were convicted and handed lengthy prison sentences. But in late 2025, Fiona received news that left her devastated: several of the men responsible were scheduled to be released after serving around half their sentences.
And then the threats began.
According to Fiona, anonymous accounts started contacting her, accusing her of making up the abuse and threatening to come and deliver her “justice”. Even ordinary deliveries to her home became frightening reminders that someone appeared to know where she was and what she was doing.
She described receiving a food delivery, only to be contacted afterwards by an anonymous account asking how her food was.
For a woman who had already endured unimaginable abuse, the message was deeply unsettling. Who was watching her? How did they know what she had ordered? And what might happen when the men convicted of abusing her were released?
Fiona told Talk to the Press that she feared the harassment would intensify once her attackers were back in the community.
“They would message me, telling me that I made up the abuse,” she said.
“People have started harassing me, threatening to come and deliver me justice.”
Her fear eventually became so overwhelming that she struggled to leave the house, even to take her children to school.
Nine men convicted — but the nightmare never truly ended
Fiona was reportedly groomed by a group of nine men who supplied her with drugs and alcohol and encouraged her to reveal details about her background and vulnerabilities. The abuse escalated into violent sexual assaults when she resisted.
In 2014, following widespread reporting of the Rotherham abuse scandal, Fiona recognised similarities between those cases and what had happened to her. She came forward to the press and authorities, determined to tell her story.
Five years later, in February 2019, nine men were convicted of 22 offences against her at Bradford Crown Court. They received prison sentences totalling 132 years.
Among those named in reports were Izar Hussain, Parvaze Ahmed, Kieran Harris and Naveed Akhtar.
For Fiona, the sentences represented the prospect of justice after years of suffering. She said she never expected to be facing the same fear again so soon.
“One of them got 17 years behind, and now he is only having to serve seven and a half,” she said.
“When you hear that sentence, you don't think you will have to deal with all this in seven and a half years.”
She described the sentences as a “trophy” when presented to the media, arguing that the reality of serving only part of a sentence felt very different from what the public might expect.
Panic alarms installed — but she still couldn't feel safe
By July 2026, Fiona and her children had been forced to relocate while panic alarms were installed at their home.
They eventually returned, hoping the situation might improve. Instead, Fiona says the harassment continued, leaving her too frightened to carry on with ordinary family life.
Four weeks before the report, she and her five children were forced to leave again, moving into an Airbnb while trying to find somewhere safe to live.
It was reportedly the seventh time the family had relocated over the previous 12 years.
Even the prospect of moving to another property nearby offered little comfort. Fiona said she had been offered accommodation just 10 minutes from their previous home, but feared the move would not protect them from being found again.
“We can't stay in Bradford knowing they have got people doing this to us,” she said.
“We can't return to Bradford; they will find me again.”
And with the family facing a deadline to leave their Airbnb by October 1, the pressure was mounting. Fiona needed somewhere safe for her children to live, but finding a permanent home while fearing further harassment had become another source of distress.
‘My kids deserve a peaceful life’
Behind the headlines is a mother trying to protect five children from a situation they should never have to experience.
Fiona said she wanted to move somewhere quiet, where her children could grow up without the fear and disruption that have followed the family.
“My kids deserve a peaceful life,” she said.
“Their life has been disrupted; we wanted to move somewhere quiet and peaceful so my kids don't have to deal with this anymore.”
She described the impact on her family as “generational trauma”, saying it was unfair that her children were being affected by the consequences of what had happened to her.
For Fiona, the pain is not only about what she endured at 14. It is also about the years spent trying to rebuild her life, only to find herself uprooted yet again, uncertain where her family can safely settle.
“I feel like justice has been taken away from me,” she said.
A GoFundMe campaign has been established to help Fiona and her children secure a new home and pay for essential living supplies.
Anyone wishing to contribute can find fundraising campaigns at GoFundMe.
Police investigation continues
West Yorkshire Police confirmed that they were investigating a report of online harassment. A 33-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of harassment and subsequently released on bail while further enquiries continued.
The arrest does not establish guilt, and the investigation remains ongoing.
Meanwhile, Fiona and her children face an uncertain future, searching for a place where they can finally feel safe.
After surviving horrific abuse as a child, helping bring nine men to justice and spending years trying to rebuild her life, Fiona says she is once again being forced to leave everything behind.
Her question is painfully simple: after everything she has already endured, why should she and her children have to keep running just to feel safe?
