This study examines the lived experience and impacts on people who have had a family member convicted of a sexual offence, including romantic partners. There were two objectives in this study: 1) to identify the issues faced by those associated with a sexual offender, exploring social impacts and experiences, and 2) to identify the type of support the family members perceived to be useful, which would support them in adjusting to their family member committing a crime, including any difficulties accessing available support. A theoretical review of the literature revealed the types of struggles that families typically experience following the offence, including stigma, shame and disenfranchised grief. A qualitative study was conducted, focused on participants’ experiences through their accounts. The analysis of this study was informed by Smith et al. (2009) six-stage Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis framework. This approach was used to better understand how family members of convicted sexual offenders made sense of their life experiences. Participants were recruited by posting a general advert on social media. Interviews were conducted via the Microsoft Teams platform. The research sample included six females and two males. The participants had a range of familial relationships with someone convicted of a sexual offence. The findings demonstrate the profound impacts the offence has on family members of a sexual offender. It is seen that despite being recognised as secondary victims in the literature, family members often have little to no support. Family members usually did not feel that others perceived them as victims, whilst some participants also did not see themselves as victims of their family member’s crimes. Impacts varied from experiencing stigma, shame and disenfranchised grief to negative mental and physical health, reduced finances and increased isolation due to secrecy caused by stigma. The findings indicate that families often experience similar impacts to those experienced by the offenders. As families are innocent and impacts can be severe and long-lasting, national guidelines should be implemented on how to support families of the offenders as well as developing a framework of good practices, offering support, such as therapy and counselling.