Have you ever wondered, why do they never provide a link to the so called "study?" I do, I don't take anything they say, when it comes to "studies" at face value, but, they want you to just accept it as fact.
09/06/2011
By Petrina Berry
A study of Australian child sex abuse cases has found nearly half of parents involved knew their child was interacting with a child sex offender.
The study is based on a survey by child protection group Bravehearts of 556 child sex victims who have used its services.
Consistent with national and international research, it found girls were more likely to be sexually abused than boys, with 72 per cent of victims being girls and 28 per cent boys.
On average the children were about six years old when they were assaulted.
Bravehearts founder Hetty Johnston (Twitter) released the findings on Tuesday in Brisbane, telling reporters that some parents and the community were letting children down.
- Weird, I checked their web site, and Twitter, and no mention of the "study!" Seems that if it was important, Hetty would've mentioned it, don't you think?
"The most alarming finding for me was that 45 per cent of people knew that their children were interacting with someone who had offended before," Ms Johnston said.
"They believed they would not do it again, so they allowed their children to be in the care of that person."
"I understand the dynamic of that, but we have to get this as a community that offenders never stop offending until they are caught."
- This is a lie, as usual. Most ex-sex offenders do not go on to continue committing sexual crimes, that is a fact!
Tuesday marks the 15th year of Bravehearts' signature event, White Balloon Day.
This year's event aims to raise $500,000 to support child sexual assault victims.
- So, what does "support" mean exactly?
In Australia, 59,000 children are sexually assaulted every year, with an estimated one in five children subjected to assault before their 18th birthday, Bravehearts says.
- 59,000? Really? I don't buy it! Also, here is the "1 in 5" which we have seen over and over again.
Child protection is in the spotlight in Queensland due to the recent discovery of the remains of Daniel Morcombe, who was 13 when he went missing in 2003, sparking Queensland's highest profile missing child case.
- So, since you are using this as an example, was the kid sexually abused? At the link above, I see no mention of sexual assault or abuse.
His parents Bruce and Denise have been recognised for their efforts to promote child safety, along with Ms Johnston.
Queensland Police Commissioner Bob Atkinson said child safety messages were gaining momentum to a degree not seen before.
He said almost eight years of campaigning by the Morcombes to find their missing son and to educate other children on how to ward off predators were working.
- Working how? Not by what you said above.
But Mr Atkinson said abductions were rare and in most cases children were abused by relatives or someone they trusted.
"Children often feel they can't tell anyone and sadly the offending continues," he said.
"We've had cases of people offending against three generations of children before someone has spoken out."
- Care to show the proof? It may be true, but I like to see the evidence for myself, not just take someone's word for it.
Queensland's Child Safety Minister Phil Reeves on Tuesday told parliament he would ask the Commissioner for Children and Young People and Child Guardian to consider releasing a summary of all abuse cases it investigated and its recommendations.
The state's role in protecting youths from abuse has been under a cloud due to the suicide deaths of two teenage girls in Maryborough in 2009.
Both had been in state care, and one had complained to authorities about being abused.
Failings in the system were linked to one of the girls' deaths.
Mr Reeves had previously resisted calls to release information about the girls' contact with authorities before they died, prompting accusations of a cover-up.
