and the 'legal' porn industry that gives predators the appetite? Better to stay in denial and allow people (perverts) to have their 'freedom'.

An interesting article on misperceptions about child sex offenders at http://www.aic.gov.au/en/publications/current%20series/tandi/421-440/tandi429.aspx

It is a tough issue to deal with.

R0bert

There is a code of silence. It is a difficult thing to expose yourself to the rigours of public scrutiny which involve:

- facing your abuser in Court (there are some justice systems who now use in-camera (?) evidence for children)
- being abused all over again by the Court system who while assuming the perpetrator is innocent until proven guilty, the victims are sometimes treated as suspect or as suspects (more in the case of adult survivors of child abuse)
- fear of not being believed, particularly if the perpetrator is a high profile person like Saville

Breaking the code of silence is not easy and it should not be forced. Many people deal with abuse in different ways as much as we would all like to see these pond dwellers punished. Mandatory reporting is important and hopefully after the Victorian Inquiry, even the Catholic Church will be required to report allegations of child abuse.