I found my birth father at 24. Then we fell in love - The Saturday Story
6/20/202619 min
Sophia Greenwood was adopted as a baby and spent years searching for her biological parents. When she finally met her father at the age of 24, neither could have predicted what happened next. Their relationship would spark controversy, lead to criminal proceedings, and shape the rest of their lives.
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Written by: Sophia Greenwood and Helen Croydon.
Read by: Molly Guinness.
Producer: Dave Creasey.
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First 90 secondsLuke Jones· Host0:00
[gentle music] From The Times and The Sunday Times, this is The Story. I'm Luke Jones. Today, we bring you a story that has sparked intense debate and captivated our readers around the world. Sophia Greenwood was adopted at birth and spent years searching for her biological parents. When she finally found them, what began as a long-awaited reunion took an extraordinary and deeply controversial turn. The consequences would reverberate throughout her life for decades, leading to family turmoil, criminal proceedings, and questions that still divide opinion today. This is Sophia's story, as told to The Times last week and read by one of our producers today.
Molly Guinness0:52
[gentle music] Standing barefoot in my kitchen, sipping my morning tea, I learned that it was likely there was a warrant for my arrest in Australia. My eldest son had been living in Perth for 15 years. I desperately missed him. Hoping to plan a visit, I called the Australian Federal Police to check whether a warning I had once received many years before had