Sadly, stories like this happen all the time. Because of convictions being so difficult to get and laws surrounding not being able to release names where minors are concerned, far too many people get away with it and they go on to abuse again and again.

The hysteria, the blame and the shifting of responsibility around such an emotive topic causes scared people to act and say things they may not normally say. I have had my fair share of being blamed for “telling lies”, “being hysterical”, “increasing paranoia” and even for being a “man hater.” If only those scared people could channel their fear to child protection rather than blaming and taking punitive measures against those of us willing to stand up and protect kids.

Child sexual assault is rife in this country and the vast majority of research suggests that if they abuse once, they abuse again….just because they can.

Discussions like this are excellent for raising consciousness and making community responsible for child safety.

Thank you so much for blogging on this and thank you for supporting our kids. The culture is changing because people are talking about it and creating a community development approach to change.

You rock.

If we’re not bitching about Iguana-gate (will that story ever go away), its Grandpa chopping up his family, parents having sex with their kids (both adult & teenage versions), or not feeding them until they die for that matter, or even making all nine of them live in squalor!

Makes the Corbys seem like the Cosbys.

Kind of makes you reminisce of the ‘good old days’ of the bodies in barrels and backpacker murders doesn’t it? At least they were actual textbook serial killers.

Or maybe that’s just me.