Category: online predators

‘Chilling’ Gaps in Online Child Exploitation Protection

A mother has described the harrowing details of online child exploitation with gaps in child safety laws described as “chilling.” Jen Hoey told a parliamentary inquiry about how her nine-year-old daughter was groomed online. Hoey said it took her daughter two years to disclose to her what had happened because she lived in fear after the…


Tougher Penalties for Child Sex Offenders in South Australia

Child sex offenders will spend more time behind bars after changes to existing laws passed South Australian (SA) parliament on Thursday night. The Statutes Amendment (Child Sex Offences) Bill 2022, introduced in May, comes as part of the new government’s election promise to better protect children and crack down on abuse. The bill will see…