Sophie Cachia discovered a family member was trolling her after hiring a private investigator in 2018.
The entrepreneur, who shares son Bobby and daughter Florence with AFL star Jaryd Cachia and daughter Esme with current partner Madison Prespakis, revealed she hired someone to uncover who was trolling her on social media – and the results shocked her.
‘It was uncomfortable because I found quite a few people that I knew. And I’m talking family members, aunties, school teachers…’ she told host Clare Stephens on The Pile-On podcast.
‘It was a wake-up call to how small I needed to keep my circle.’
The 35-year-old went on to say that she knew someone close to her was leaking stories because ‘a lot of super private family information’ was ending up online.
‘I paid a lot of money back then because it was suffocating me how such personal information was getting on the internet,’ she said.
Sophie Cachia (pictured) discovered a family member was trolling her after hiring a private investigator in 2018
‘Uncovering that was very confronting.’
As for the family member who was trolling her, Sophie confessed she had turned her back on the relative in the wake of the discovery.
‘There’s one auntie I’ve never spoken to again — and she would know why,’ Sophie said.
‘She’d never admit it, but she knows exactly what she did.’
Sophie’s admission comes after influencer Indy Clinton turned to a private investigator to identify internet trolls that bully her online.
The TikTok star hired professionals to look into who has been ‘trolling’, ‘harassing’, and ‘defaming’ her over the years.
Speaking to The Daily Telegraph, the mum-of-three revealed that the cyberbullies had been identified and she was ready to take action to hold them accountable.
‘Some of the defamatory things which have been said about me in recent years are extremely distressing,’ she began.
Sophie shares son Bobby and daughter Florence with AFL star Jaryd Cachia and daughter Esme with current partner Madison Prespakis (PIctured L-R: Sophie Cachia, Madison Prespakis and their daughter Esme)
Sophia’s admission comes after influencer Indy Clinton (pictured) turned to a private investigator to identify internet trolls that bully her online
She went on to express her frustration over the issue, saying that if the social media platforms couldn’t make a change, she would.
‘I will use my platform and my voice to not only spread awareness but to make an impact,’ she shared.
The social media star made a harrowing confession about the toll cyberbullying had on people including herself.
‘Lives are being taken,’ she said, adding: ‘For me – a few months ago – what I endured was life or death.’
Indy then took to TikTok to share a clip regarding her investigation into the trolls, revealing some of them were ‘mothers’.
‘How it feels receiving a 64-page report from my PI [private investigator] after an extensive three-month investigation on all my ladies (mothers) who have continuously bullied, defamed, and trolled me and my family for months and months and even years,’ she wrote across the video of her dancing.
‘Send me some outfit inspo pics for court,’ she captioned the post, alluding to the fact that she was taking legal action against the cyberbullies.
