Hollyoaks brought its hard-hitting child grooming storyline to an emotional conclusion tonight as Buster Smith was finally found guilty for the sexual abuse against Ollie Morgan.
This week has seen the soap document Buster's trial through every twist and turn, from Ollie's dad Luke's shocking outburst to Imran coming forward to admit that Buster tried to groom him too, and tonight (January 10) saw Ollie, Imran and Brody finally get some justice.
Despite Brody's fears that the quick verdict from the jury would mean they wouldn't believe them, Buster was found guilty and sentenced to six years in prison.
And, although Brody's case against Buster was thrown out of court after Damon lied on the stand, in his sentencing the judge made it clear that the bravery shown by all of the victims will encourage others to come forward too.
Which is exactly what happened after the credits, when more of Buster's victims met Brody at The Dog to share their thanks for going public and helping Buster get locked away.
"Thanks to you and Ollie, we've gone to the police," one of them told him. "You won today, mate."
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"We all did," Brody replied.
And now that the trial storyline has finally delivered some closure to Buster's victims, the soap's viewers quickly turned to Twitter to share their praise for the soap and its handling of the storyline this week:
With the National Television Awards right around the corner and Ollie Morgan actor Aedan Duckworth up for Best Newcomer, we wouldn't be surprised to see this storyline get some awards recognition in the future.
Hollyoaks airs weekdays at 6.30pm on Channel 4, with first-look episodes airing on E4 at 7pm.
The NSPCC (www.nspcc.org.uk) has opened a free helpline, supported by the Football Association. Anyone sexually abused in football as a child is encouraged to call 0800 023 2642 for support.
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