Child sexual abuse is a matter of concern in Australia, and is the subject of investigation and prosecution under the law, and of academic study into the prevalence, causes and social implications.
According to a report that recorded the types of child abuse reported in Australian states and territories in 2011–12, there were 48,420 substantiated cases of child endangerment, of which 5,828 were cases of sexual abuse.[1] Recent relevant cases include Madden v Callanan [2016] FCCA 59;[2] Hughes v R [2015] NSWCCA 330;[3] R v Maurice Van Ryn [2016] NSWCCA 1.[4]
Evidence from reports indicate that the majority of sexual assaults in Australia are undertaken by perpetrators known to the victims. According to a 2009 report by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, 42% of sexual assaults reported to law enforcement agencies in Australia that year took place against children under the age of 14; this statistic includes sexual assaults that adults said were committed against them when they were under the age of 14. The percentage of cases in which the child had a familial relationship with the perpetrator were: 26% of cases in southern Australia, over 20% of cases in the Australian Capital Territory and Tasmania, 39% of cases in New South Wales, and 30% of cases in Queensland.[5]
In March 2006, the ABC aired a show that contained allegations of large amount of child sexual abuse with Aboriginal communities. As a reaction, the government commissioned a report into child sexual abuse in the Northern Territory, which developed a report with recommendations. From this, there were a series of legislation passed that came to be known as "the intervention", as the government was intervening with these Northern Territory communities. However, this received widespread criticism and has been largely unsuccessful.[7]
Other studies
Child sexual abuse has been connected to later emotional and behavioural problems in victims, and to an increased tendency toward alcoholism, depression, mental illness, and suicide.[8] In 2007 the Queensland Children's Commission reported that "[s]ome 70% of psychiatric patients are known to have been sexually abused as children".[9] A study carried out in 27 prisons in New South Wales found that 65% of male and female prisoners had been sexually and physically abused as children.[9]
Notable cases
Dante Arthurs (born 1987) – raped and murdered a child in a shopping centre in 2007.[10] Sentenced to 13 years' imprisonment.[11]
Robert Bropho (1930–2011) – an Australian Aboriginal rights activist and convicted serial child sex offender from Perth, Western Australia. He was jailed for three years in 2008; however, the Court of Appeals extended the term to six years. He died while serving a six-year sentence.[12]
Michael Guider (born 1950) – sentenced for multiple instances of child sexual assault.[13]
Jack Perry (born 1917) – convicted in 1994 of sex offences against a minor.[14][15]
Steve Randell (born 1956) – former Australian Test cricket match umpire whose cricket and professional careers ended when he was convicted in August 1999 of 15 separate counts of sexual assault against nine schoolgirls between 1981 and 1982. He was sentenced to four years' imprisonment with a two-year minimum, and was released on parole in May 2002.[19]
Brian Keith Jones (born 1947) – in 1981, he was sentenced to 14 years' imprisonment with a non-parole period of 12 years.[20] In 2006, he was sentenced to an indefinite term for breaching the parole conditions.[21]
Robert 'Dolly' Dunn (1941–2009) – a school teacher working for the Marist Brothers, a Catholic religious order. He had committed 24 sexual offences against young boys over a 10-year period to 1995. Charges also included three drug charges. In 2001, he was sentenced to 30 years' imprisonment with a non-parole period of 22 and a half years.[22]
Dennis Ferguson (1948–2012) – in 1988, he kidnapped and sexually abused three children, and was sentenced to 14 years' imprisonment.[23]
William Kamm (born 1950) – Protestant cult leader, convicted of child sexual abuse, sentenced to five years' imprisonment for sexually assaulting a girl.[13]
Terry Martin (born 1957) – Tasmanian parliamentarian, on 21 November 2011 was convicted of creating child pornography and having sex with a 12-year-old girl.[24]
Graeme Mundine (born 1960) – inaugural chair and executive officer of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council. Co-authored the Catholic Church’s response to the 1997 Bringing Them Home Report on the Stolen Generations. Sentenced to three years in prison with an 18-month non-parole period for offences relating to five male victims in the 1980s.[25]
^Ramplin, Kimberley (3 April 2014). "Child abuse: Enough talk of empowerment in the abstract". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
^Oakes, Dan (12 March 2014). "Paedophile gangs targeting children in state care in Victoria for sexual abuse". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
^Roffee, James A. (2016). "Rhetoric, Aboriginal Australians and the Northern Territory Intervention: A Socio-legal Investigation into Pre-legislative Argumentation". International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy. 5: 131. doi:10.5204/ijcjsd.v5i1.285.
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^Weber, David (8 November 2007). "Inquiry called into WA child-killer case bungle" (transcript). AM (ABC Radio). Australia.
^Bennett, Cortlan (9 November 2007). "Child killer Dante Arthurs stalked up to 12 girls". Perth Now. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
^"Aboriginal elder Robert Bropho dies". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
^ ab"The deadly silence that doomed Samantha". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 June 2002. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
^"TV clown Zag dies". The Age. 5 August 2004. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
^Murphy, Padraic; Hadfield, Shelley (14 May 2011). "Defiant Derryn Hinch in new pedophile claim". The Australian. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
^Howden, Saffron (9 April 2014). "Hey Dad! actor Sarah Monahan wants Robert Hughes to go to jail for child sex offences". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
^Ellingsen, Peter (14 June 2002). "Ballarat's good men of the cloth". The Age. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
^Berry, Jamie (11 August 2006). "Victims slam pedophile sentence". The Age. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
^Woolford, Don (1 May 2002). "Paedophile umpire could work again". The Age. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
^"Man Jailed for 14 Years on Mt Baldy Offense". The Age. 4 June 1981. p. 18. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
^"'Dolly' Dunn's sentence slashed by 10 years". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 December 2004. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
^Lawrence, Kara (19 September 2009). "Inside the mind of evil predator, convicted paedophile Dennis Ferguson". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
^"Terry Martin guilty of sex crimes against prostitute, 12". News Limited. 21 November 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
^"Former Head of Aboriginal Catholic Ministry convicted of child sex crimes". NITV. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
April 23, 2023
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Child sexual abuse is a matter of concern in Australia and is the subject of investigation and prosecution under the law and of academic study into the prevalence causes and social implications Contents 1 Prevalence 2 Other studies 3 Notable cases 4 See also 5 ReferencesPrevalence EditAccording to a report that recorded the types of child abuse reported in Australian states and territories in 2011 12 there were 48 420 substantiated cases of child endangerment of which 5 828 were cases of sexual abuse 1 Recent relevant cases include Madden v Callanan 2016 FCCA 59 2 Hughes v R 2015 NSWCCA 330 3 R v Maurice Van Ryn 2016 NSWCCA 1 4 Evidence from reports indicate that the majority of sexual assaults in Australia are undertaken by perpetrators known to the victims According to a 2009 report by the Australian Bureau of Statistics 42 of sexual assaults reported to law enforcement agencies in Australia that year took place against children under the age of 14 this statistic includes sexual assaults that adults said were committed against them when they were under the age of 14 The percentage of cases in which the child had a familial relationship with the perpetrator were 26 of cases in southern Australia over 20 of cases in the Australian Capital Territory and Tasmania 39 of cases in New South Wales and 30 of cases in Queensland 5 In March 2014 the Australian Broadcasting Corporation ABC reported that police had identified about 30 to 40 children under the care of the Department of Human Services of Victoria who have been abused by paedophile gangs 6 In March 2006 the ABC aired a show that contained allegations of large amount of child sexual abuse with Aboriginal communities As a reaction the government commissioned a report into child sexual abuse in the Northern Territory which developed a report with recommendations From this there were a series of legislation passed that came to be known as the intervention as the government was intervening with these Northern Territory communities However this received widespread criticism and has been largely unsuccessful 7 Other studies EditChild sexual abuse has been connected to later emotional and behavioural problems in victims and to an increased tendency toward alcoholism depression mental illness and suicide 8 In 2007 the Queensland Children s Commission reported that s ome 70 of psychiatric patients are known to have been sexually abused as children 9 A study carried out in 27 prisons in New South Wales found that 65 of male and female prisoners had been sexually and physically abused as children 9 Notable cases EditDante Arthurs born 1987 raped and murdered a child in a shopping centre in 2007 10 Sentenced to 13 years imprisonment 11 Robert Bropho 1930 2011 an Australian Aboriginal rights activist and convicted serial child sex offender from Perth Western Australia He was jailed for three years in 2008 however the Court of Appeals extended the term to six years He died while serving a six year sentence 12 Michael Guider born 1950 sentenced for multiple instances of child sexual assault 13 Jack Perry born 1917 convicted in 1994 of sex offences against a minor 14 15 Robert Hughes born 1948 actor convicted in 2014 16 Gerald Ridsdale born 1934 Catholic priest convicted of multiple child sexual offences 17 18 Steve Randell born 1956 former Australian Test cricket match umpire whose cricket and professional careers ended when he was convicted in August 1999 of 15 separate counts of sexual assault against nine schoolgirls between 1981 and 1982 He was sentenced to four years imprisonment with a two year minimum and was released on parole in May 2002 19 Brian Keith Jones born 1947 in 1981 he was sentenced to 14 years imprisonment with a non parole period of 12 years 20 In 2006 he was sentenced to an indefinite term for breaching the parole conditions 21 Robert Dolly Dunn 1941 2009 a school teacher working for the Marist Brothers a Catholic religious order He had committed 24 sexual offences against young boys over a 10 year period to 1995 Charges also included three drug charges In 2001 he was sentenced to 30 years imprisonment with a non parole period of 22 and a half years 22 Dennis Ferguson 1948 2012 in 1988 he kidnapped and sexually abused three children and was sentenced to 14 years imprisonment 23 William Kamm born 1950 Protestant cult leader convicted of child sexual abuse sentenced to five years imprisonment for sexually assaulting a girl 13 Terry Martin born 1957 Tasmanian parliamentarian on 21 November 2011 was convicted of creating child pornography and having sex with a 12 year old girl 24 Graeme Mundine born 1960 inaugural chair and executive officer of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council Co authored the Catholic Church s response to the 1997 Bringing Them Home Report on the Stolen Generations Sentenced to three years in prison with an 18 month non parole period for offences relating to five male victims in the 1980s 25 See also EditCategory Child sexual abuse in Australia Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse Royal Commission into the New South Wales Police Service Paedophilia pederasty enquiryReferences Edit Child abuse and neglect statistics Child Family Community Australia Australian Institute of Family Studies Retrieved 9 April 2014 permanent dead link Madden v Callanan 2016 FCCA 59 permanent dead link Hughes v R 2015 NSWCCA 330 permanent dead link R v Maurice Van Ryn 2016 NSWCCA 1 Ramplin Kimberley 3 April 2014 Child abuse Enough talk of empowerment in the abstract The Guardian Retrieved 9 April 2014 Oakes Dan 12 March 2014 Paedophile gangs targeting children in state care in Victoria for sexual abuse Australian Broadcasting Corporation Retrieved 9 April 2014 Roffee James A 2016 Rhetoric Aboriginal Australians and the Northern Territory Intervention A Socio legal Investigation into Pre legislative Argumentation International Journal for Crime Justice and Social Democracy 5 131 doi 10 5204 ijcjsd v5i1 285 Child Sexual Assault Facts and Statistics PDF Bravehearts Inc December 2012 pp 27 29 Archived from the original PDF on 4 February 2014 Retrieved 14 May 2014 a b Child Sexual Assault Facts and Statistics 2012 p 31 Weber David 8 November 2007 Inquiry called into WA child killer case bungle transcript AM ABC Radio Australia Bennett Cortlan 9 November 2007 Child killer Dante Arthurs stalked up to 12 girls Perth Now Retrieved 14 May 2014 Aboriginal elder Robert Bropho dies Australian Broadcasting Corporation 25 October 2011 Retrieved 9 April 2014 a b The deadly silence that doomed Samantha The Sydney Morning Herald 8 June 2002 Retrieved 9 April 2014 TV clown Zag dies The Age 5 August 2004 Retrieved 10 April 2014 Murphy Padraic Hadfield Shelley 14 May 2011 Defiant Derryn Hinch in new pedophile claim The Australian Retrieved 14 May 2014 Howden Saffron 9 April 2014 Hey Dad actor Sarah Monahan wants Robert Hughes to go to jail for child sex offences The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 14 May 2014 Ellingsen Peter 14 June 2002 Ballarat s good men of the cloth The Age Retrieved 19 June 2010 Berry Jamie 11 August 2006 Victims slam pedophile sentence The Age Retrieved 25 November 2009 Woolford Don 1 May 2002 Paedophile umpire could work again The Age Retrieved 14 May 2014 Man Jailed for 14 Years on Mt Baldy Offense The Age 4 June 1981 p 18 Retrieved 14 May 2014 Crimes Serious Sex Offenders Amendment Bill 2013 Parliament of New South Wales 13 March 2013 Archived from the original on 13 April 2014 Retrieved 9 April 2014 Dolly Dunn s sentence slashed by 10 years The Sydney Morning Herald 21 December 2004 Retrieved 9 April 2014 Lawrence Kara 19 September 2009 Inside the mind of evil predator convicted paedophile Dennis Ferguson The Daily Telegraph Retrieved 23 September 2009 Terry Martin guilty of sex crimes against prostitute 12 News Limited 21 November 2011 Retrieved 14 May 2014 Former Head of Aboriginal Catholic Ministry convicted of child sex crimes NITV 22 December 2018 Retrieved 30 December 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Child sexual abuse in Australia amp oldid 1124794013, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
