23/10/2017 Inside Out West Midlands

On this week's Inside Out, West Midlands, a classified ad site

I work for the BBC and we are trying to find out, mate, why

Also on the show, one mother's fight to reduce the toll

Olympic Gold Medallist Adam Peaty is in Zambia helping young people

The legacy for me is one of the most important things.

and world records but it is how you inspire

Tonight we're in Uttoxeter, later on we will be finding out

about Adam Peaty who calls this place home.

But first shocking findings about an investigation into illegal

We have already done similar investigations

ads website has been hijacked by criminals.

As an investigative journalist, it is sometimes easier to work

When people are not watching what you are doing.

If you are looking for something illegal, it is the go to part

of the internet which is hidden from prying eyes.

The place where criminals use an encrypted website

You don't need to bother with all that.

You are wasting your time with that, mate.

It was setup in America by a called Craig.

It is a website where people buy and sell everything

Just say where you live and get started.

Lots of the stuff on craigslist will not be in your local newspaper,

The kind of thing you usually buy from a dodgy geezer outside

They are packed but they cannot resell them in shops anymore.

He is just a middleman, he says his supplier

That is why I have come to another car park,

That's why his tobacco is a third of the price of the real stuff.

There is a difference because counterfeit goods are among

the things craigslist says you're not supposed to sell on its website.

It is as easy to find marijuana on craigslist

What I am buying next could knock you off your feet.

I am on a derby estate to meet Stephen, selling

The deal done in seconds but is it the real deal?

It turns out as street cocaine goes, it is pure stuff.

An internet company allows elements onto their website.

If you have made money from crime, you would not want the police

to find it and you need someone to Hend it, perhaps

It is called money laundering but where would I find

On a street corner, I am meeting Stacey.

She is offering her bank account and craigslist to anyone

But we are walking into the bank to pay in what I told her

She would charge me a fee to get it back and there are plenty people

on craigslist who will do the same thing.

Sometimes with overseas bank accounts.

If you send your money overseas, how'd you get it back?

What you need is a new identity or somebody's else's.

The place where I can find a stolen passport.

There are plenty more where that came from.

I've known some stories where it has taken people ten

rating back again after it has been trashed by people

who sold their identity but it will allow you to get

It is not just about selling stuff, there are adverts to the postman

to steal the letters they are supposed to be delivering.

And on craigslist there's also disorganised crime.

This man wants somebody to pass his driving theory test for him.

For 50 quid, it is not that black and white.

For a start he is black and I am white, surely someone will notice.

They will check your photo against a database.

When I later revealed I was a journalist,

In fact, when I asked for an interview, this

That came from the top, the chief executive's office.

They are making money and whilst no one is forcing them to try

and change what is going on, they are running sites like this

using the ostrich effect, sticking their heads in the sand.

No wonder criminals can carry on regardless,

unless they are reselling to a journalist.

If you turn around and face the camera.

I would like to know why you are offering to sell...

He is not the only one thinking about his relatives.

I am trying to make money for my family.

Take a good look at my cocaine dealer because he is

I work for the BBC and we are trying to find out why

I'm trying to find out why you are willing to launder money

for people, why you are doing that, Stacey?

You knew it was risky, would you like to explain?

I'm not buying a passport off you because I work for the BBC.

I want to know why you are selling stolen passports?

Why are you selling stolen passports?

There is organised crime sitting behind everything.

It is critical that the police or the law enforcement agencies

force the likes of craigslist to do something about this.

When we asked to interview a minister, the Home Office said...

We have kind of done that for them already.

So perhaps it is time the government forced websites like craigslist

If you would like to get in touch on anything you have seen the show,

Next tonight, three quarters of people who

Next tonight, three quarters of people who take their own lives

A year ago, Josh Smith killed himself.

Now his mother is trying to prevent other tragedies.

He d got a lot of interests, and then there was his gardening.

I think he was one of the nicest people I know, or knew.

A year ago Sarah Buckley was a mother of

two, living with her husband and her son

Josh at the family home in

It is not known what direction he went in.

His family believe he may have walked to a

Tuesday the 25th of October, the last time he

I came down the stairs and he had made his

That was the last time that I saw Joshua or

Friends and family searched for nearly four weeks.

His body was eventually found near canal, three miles

Josh had taken an overdose and tried to take his life before.

In the lead up to his death, his family

became increasingly worried about his mental health.

They wanted help but they did not think enough was

being done to treat Josh's depression and

Yeah, so Josh had had previous assessments.

He was constantly being assessed and then move onto the next

stage and then it would get pushed back to the previous stage.

I just cannot believe that there is somebody so

seriously suicidal at that time who had a family who were telling

I cannot understand why they didn't take it

If he had been given the hope that actually, this is what

we could do, just that hope was what he needed.

I have come to meet someone who found that hope when he

Johnny Benjamin was battling complex mental health

issues, but unlike Josh, someone listened.

What was the turning point for you up there?

The turning point for me was having someone who listened, like

Listened in a way that was being very empathetic.

Everyone I have spoken to before would say,

right, we need to do this

and this, medication - but he was like, that is OK, fine,

The real turning point was having someone say to me,

look, mate, you are going to be all right.

That is the moment when everything changed.

Would you say that guy gave you hope?

I felt different, I felt I can do this.

That one conversation just a half an hour conversation on a

If that can happen to me, anyone can instil

It is that message that Sarah wants mental

health services to really think about.

She could then see some good come from the death of her son.

We very much want to prevent things like

this in the future and after a lot of thought, we thought the best way

to achieve this is to work with the trust for young men and to make

Sarah has been meeting regularly with South Staffordshire

and Shropshire NHS Trust, today I am

How important is it to communicate with families like

Our relationship started with them in very

tragic circumstances obviously with the death of Josh.

Sarah has been very helpful with her time helping

It is all very well being professional but the depth of

understanding and experience of families is huge.

What have you learned to your discussions with

Make sure the staff are always providing messages of hope

and that they are always compassionate and always learning,

learning with the families and involving them in the process.

Last year, more specialist mental health

Sarah is addressing issues locally but nationally there is still a long

way to go but the government has moved mental health up the agenda,

We will make sure mental illness gets the

funding it deserves, in technology and investment.

We have worked out how many doctors, nurses and

When NHS is redesigning new local solutions,

mental health has to get its full weighting.

This is a historic opportunity to right a wrong.

But from Sarah's experience with Joshua,

she really believes that tackling mental health

She is convinced it needs to start in our schools, that's why she

She is joining Johnny and Neil, the man

who listened to him on the bridge to talk to teenagers.

When you're in that place, you need someone else and he

My name is Sarah and my son Joshua or Josh, died at the age of

If you met him and talk to him, he would be

You really need to support each other and don't be

If you are having any difficulties re your physical health, you would

talk to somebody, mental health is just the same but it is something

Lots of the heart of everyday conversation, I think otherwise it

People do not feel they can talk to other people about it and I think

that is very important to catch them before they get into the real

challenges that mean they find it really difficult to cope.

Sharing Josh's story was not easy for Sarah

but for her it is worth it if it helps another young person who may

find themselves in just as dark place.

If you would like to find someone to talk to, head on line.

Or you can call this free telephone number.

Finally tonight, Adam Peaty who is from Uttoxeter and one of

Britain's greatest sportsman but he is determined to leave a legacy

way beyond his own sporting achievement as Natalie Jackson has

Adam Peaty, Olympic and world champion.

No one has been faster than him in the history of mankind.

At two events by some considerable margin.

Britain has waited 40 years for a predator in the pool like him.

I'm very proud to be British and I am not

I think that is why I got that nickname.

But what goes on behind the eyes and in the mind of an athlete

He is someone we can look up to, we know we can rely on him to

And what the nation does not know is the

surprising sacrifice made by him and an extraordinary journey alongside

his swimming which has made him the all conquering champion today.

Each day he and his court are up at 6am

for two three hour session six days a week.

At peak training, Adam will swim seven miles a day.

weeks off, what on earth is he doing in Zambia?

Adam and his coach have got a team of 16

friends together for a sporting challenge.

Five different sports to raise 50,000 pounds.

He has been out to Zambia seven times.

We have been out before to raise funds.

It is interesting but the problems are still the same.

It is the close bond between Mel and Adam which

Five years ago Adam Peaty came out here to

He was just 17 taking part in a charity bike ride to raise

Five years ago Adam Peaty came out here to

He was just 17 taking part in a charity bike ride to raise

Back then he was swimming in local pools.

He has returned today as Olympic champion,

making a difference to thousands of young African people.

They are opening the sports centre the raised ?35,000 to build.

The legacy for me is probably one of the most important things.

It is about the medals and the world records but it is how you inspire

millions of people around the world to do exactly what you have done.

There will be pressure about being the world record-holder

but you can be the best teachers and the best

coaches and that is the beauty about sport.

I did say to Mel, we can show you pictures of what this place

This kind of thing doesn't happen in Zambia.

The facility rebuilt from 2012 with ?35,000, five years ago...

The whole family is going in there, taking

It is so empowering maybe in a few years we

This playground, the only one of its kind

This is probably the best facility on a recreational

This place used to be a dump for a long time.

People will queue outside of here and take drugs.

Now it is a playpark and people can have fun.

I am going to play because I never thought I would go.

Rob Day is part of the sporting challenge team and lived

Extremely poor in this area, just about one tap to

Kids don't have shoes, one set of clothes.

Roughly 3 or 4000 people are HIV-positive.

What Adam is doing out here is

At 12, this boy's mother died and his family deserted

We were on the streets and others came and beat up my sister.

They got my sister, from that I never saw my sister again.

Stephen's parents both died when he was 11.

He said the sport at the centre has saved his

They can be motivated and say, yes, my life can change to.

If Stephen was the situation, now he is

This programme with Adam does change my life.

These sporting centres are more than just sport, they are

The coaches and volunteers here take on the role of parents.

A lot of the kids here kids ask you not even

Older kids approach you about stuff at home, some of the issues like

Many of the horrific stories come from girls,

almost 50% of women between the age of 15 and 49 had experienced

I think the youngest we had was raped, she was 13.

The girl was coming from school and going home

Almost half the cases of sexual violence reported to

police were involving children under 16.

The sporting challenge group were moved to tears on hearing about

three girls left alone to sleep in a dormitory with a group of boys.

The childhood is filled with rape and abuse and hitting.

They make it so real there are 15 guys

and three girls, they have no choice on the street.

They need to create a separate girls dormitory so that is

These are the programmes which are bringing my dreams back.

Nobody on the streets, not knowing anything

and here I am speaking with the camera.

I've been very fortunate to have Mel from the UK, to realise

How you translate it into a global cause

and how you will help as many people as possible.

If I don't teach about life as well as sport, what

There are two parts to sport, the personal

side and the performance side and you have to

side and the performance side and you have to take care of both.

Make sure you are surrounded by the real

We have to help one another, we can change the world through sport.

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Next week, the girl with butterfly skin, the

condition means her skin is as fragile as a butterfly's wing but

she is becoming an inspiration to others with the same condition.

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