Roscop, I have already listened to the sound clip and nowhere did the father claim that the stepfather had been in the same bed as the child, whilst the mother was not there. That was purely your speculation, if you reread your own post.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_marriage

Meantime under Sharia Law, girls as young as 9 are being forced into child marriages in places like Saudi Arabia, Yemen etc and this does not seem to be an issue for you. I certainly would not want my daughter living in a country where Sharia Law is also civil law.
No wonder so many from that part of the world would love to live in Australia! Yet these kids are being denied that option.

I have never claimed that all Australian women are perfect, that would be ridiculous. In situations where there are problems, we need to investigate what is the truth and what is simply a question of a vindictive male trying to get back that the female through her children, for that happens all too often, to the detriment of the kids.

@Yabby, If what the father says is true, the man in bed with his children, is not their stepfather, at least not at that time. According to my dictionary, for a man to be a stepfather he has to be married to the mother.

I have never claimed all Australian men are perfect, that would be ridiculous. In situations where there are allegations, we need to investigate, what is the truth and what is simply a vindictive woman trying to get back at the male through his children, that happens all to often, to the detriment of the kids relationship with their father.

You mention child marriage but I can not see the relevance of that to this thread. Whether people from the Middle East would love to live in Australia is beside the point.

Roscop, in Australia today, marriage is little more than a formality. People today live together, have kids together some are married some are not, it makes little difference. If you prefer to call him a defacto stepfather, then go right ahead, but you are nitpicking. It is a question of what role he is playing at the time.

*You mention child marriage but I can not see the relevance of that to this thread.*

Given that the welfare of children is part of this thread, it is highly significant and to me it seems that you have double standards.

*Whether people from the Middle East would love to live in Australia is beside the point.*

Well no, because in this case those two kids might have had a life in Australia, which has now been denied them. If my father did that to me, it would be a very good reason to hate him.

Our difference seems to be Roscop, that you focus on the rights of the father and I focus on the welfare of the children.