Callous cruelty and disregard for a survivor of violence, as mob descends on Melbourne summit Professor S. Caroline Taylor AM is an internationally esteemed academic and researcher who provides specialist evidence in child abuse cases. She is recognised as one of Australia’s leading experts and consultants in the field of child and adult sexual violence and […]
[UPDATED] Cinemas respond We are writing to you in regards to the children’s film Show Dogs, due for release 5 July. Upon its release in the US, it attracted substantial criticism from parents and child advocates over concerns of “grooming” children for sexual abuse. The film tells the story of a police dog going undercover […]
I can’t get the images out of my head: I reported him to try to save the child victims… Dr Rachel Carling-Jenkins, 42, was first elected as a Democratic Labor Party member in Victoria in 2014, resigning from the DLP this year and joining the Australian Conservatives. Her background is in the welfare sector and […]
We stand beside our indigenous sisters I heard this ABC Background Briefing Program while driving this morning. I arrived at my destination but couldn’t get out of the car, so riveted was I by the appalling treatment of these remarkable women who spoke out about a child abuser in their midst – and beyond that, by […]
Experts address packed-out UNSW theatre The ground-breaking symposium ‘Pornography and harms to children and young people’ held at the University of New South Wales in Sydney last Tuesday has been declared a major success. Hosted by Collective Shout, the Australia-first event brought together leading academics, researchers, educators, psychologists and youth and child advocates to examine […]
Symposium to hear evidence of online porn harms to children Sydney – Leading academics, educators and child advocates are set to gather on Safer Internet Day February 9, at the University of New South Wales to discuss the harmful impacts of early pornography exposure on children, including medical problems, emotional harm, abusive mind-sets and risky […]
Company slammed for aiding sexual fantasies for young girls On Tuesday night, young Melbourne supporter (and kayaking buddy) Verity Thompson sent me a link through Facebook messenger, to the website of Chemist Warehouse, which featured a disembodied ‘virgin pussy’ – a replica vagina of a young girl with ‘realistic hymen’ just waiting for a man […]
Comment: Why the art world is blind to sex crime If you are an artist and you abuse a child, never fear: the art world has your back, writes Melinda Tankard Reist. Artists who commit sexual violations are too often considered above the law and deserving of special treatment. Their brilliance is given deferential treatment: […]
Member of ‘150 Women Who Shake the World’ in Australia with a powerful message American documentary-maker and Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) expert Libby Spears arrives in Australia today with a powerful message. “Commercial exploitation of children is not just a third world problem. “The USA has a thriving child sex industry. The same […]
UPDATE: Brisbane Screening October 2 In addition to screenings in Sydney (October 7) and Melbourne (October 9), ‘Playground’ will also be shown in Brisbane October 2. Details and bookings here.
My story is as isolated an incident as the existence of Walmart stores There’s this idea that trafficking happens ‘over there’ somewhere, in some God-forsaken hellhole. There is little understanding that the selling of girls happens every day in so-called enlightened Western liberal democracies. Carrie Bailee’s story of being sold by her father into a […]
Her story is remarkable. Her suffering indescribable. Her resilience and love for life unmatchable A year ago I wrote about the amazing reunion I had with a woman who I’d been privileged to help find safety and protection in Australia. Carrie Bailee had escaped a paedophile/pornography ring run by her father in Canada. She described […]
