However, this group is not well recognised or supported, despite their significant needs for psychological and practical help. The partners, families and children of offenders have been described as “ secondary victims”. Up to 65% of offenders in treatment have an intimate partner and up to 47% have at least one child, according to the Australian Institute of Criminology. In the recently launched national strategy to prevent and respond to child sexual abuse, the federal government committed A$24.1 million to enhance the Commonwealth’s capacity to investigate and prosecute child sexual abusers, with additional funds targeting offenders who use technology to exploit children.Īs arrest figures swell, so do the numbers of partners and families of people charged with these offences. Read more: What's in a name? Online child abuse material is not 'pornography'
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