Anti Child Abuse

In my career as a Private Investigator (and counsellor/life coach/executive coach) I have sadly discovered that the problem of child abuse is much more serious and common than many people think. Offenders have included a wide variety of people ranging from a 15 year old boy# (# In 2004, who was into bestiality as well as pedophilia - see notes at foot of page for more information) to apparently normal and upstanding members of society.

These links and resources may help you identify signs of abuse or otherwise help to reduce the incidence and effects of this nasty behaviour.

Bravehearts

With the support of her family, Hetty decided that the time had come to lift the cone of silence that has, for too long, aided and abetted the assault and torture of our most vulnerable members of society, our children. Bravehearts Inc is the result.

Bravehearts Links Page - comprehensive.

Recognizing When a Child’s Injury or Illness Is Caused by Abuse This is a very useful resource indeed. Especially for those people who are not quite sure that something bad may be happening. A good example is the Bruises  page where you will find information on how to determine the ages of bruises to see if their ages are consistent with the caretaker’s explanation of the times of injury.

BUACA – Bikers United Against Child Abuse - BUACA is NOT in any way an Outlaw (OMCG organisation ) - it is a Social Club NOW and ALWAYS

Kids’ blogs a ‘paedophile’s dream’ – an older article from January 2005, but still very relevant today.

Virtual Global Taskforce - The Virtual Global Taskforce (VGT) is made up of police forces from around the world working together to fight online child abuse.

MAKO  - Movement Against Kindred Offenders

Perverted Justice

ASACP  – Association Of Sites Advocating Child Protection. Report A Child Porn Site

The Grey Man - is an Australian registered charity & international organisation dedicated to eradicating the trafficking & exploitation of children. Their blog. The Grey Man organisation includes many former Police and Special Forces.

ThinkUKnow - ThinkUKnow is an Internet safety program delivering interactive training to parents, carers and teachers through primary and secondary schools across Australia using a network of accredited trainers. Created by the UK Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre, ThinkUKnow Australia has been developed by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Microsoft Australia.

Child sex abuse map tracks live electronic paedophile activity in Queensland

Facebook vigilante posts 6,000 photos of convicted paedophiles and sex offenders online as 'invaluable tool for parents' 

Facebook Group: KENT - convicted paedophiles named and shamed!

NAPCAN (National Association for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect) - Australia.

The Queensland State Government have introduced the Blue Card system which implements a security vetting procedure on people who work with children. You can find out more about it here. It is a great idea, however it is not foolproof and does not identify those people (pedophiles) who have not yet been caught.

In summary; I suggest that if you come across critical warning signs, or a child tells you about abuse, that you do something about it (report it to law enforcement authorities). Reporting it to some church elder, pastor, club manager is not a good idea at all – it is a matter for law enforcement who have a good understanding of all the procedures required in dealing with the situation and have powers to arrange protection for the child victims. For example; if you tell other people about it then the offender may get wind of the discovery and destroy evidence, or even harm the child. These other people (you tell, such as church or club leaders etc) may attempt to cover up the offence too. Just report child abuse to law enforcement. And don’t take the law into your own hands, or mention the situation to the local 'hotheads' or outlaw motorcycle gang.

My personal view

I am in favor of capital punishment - the death penalty - for serious child abuse*. In Australia and the UK (& some other countries), offenders are usually released back into the community after serving their sentence. Reoffence rates are very high.

Some people might claim that the death penalty is too harsh for these scum and that I am barbaric. Perhaps they should consider that it is our weak society which is truly barbaric. For example:

A paedophile is sentenced to jail. Down the track he gets out of jail. Most paedophiles will reoffend. Society has in these cases allowed the new case(s) of child abuse to occur because society/government let the bastards out of jail, knowing the statistics regarding reoffence rates. Simply speaking, our so called caring, Christian society has allowed further child abuse and severe suffering. Society is in these cases partly responsible. There is blood on society's hands; sometimes literally.

Of course, kiddie fiddlers could be kept in jail indefinitely and some indeed are. In fact, I know that in some Australian states some such offenders are kept in jail beyond the term of their prison sentence. This is good. I have a number of reasons why I favor capital punishment for serious child abuse, however will not detail them all here. I am a Philosopher and have thought deeply about it. I know that significant numbers of people from across society also favor the death penalty in this case.

I recall a memory from many years ago when I lived in the United Kingdom, of a UK prison warder I knew who related that child molesters in prison had some peculiar habits. He went on to tell that because pedophiles were in danger from the 'ordinary criminals' in prison they had to be kept separate and escorted by two warders if moving from one part of the prison to another. The odd thing was, said the prison warden, that for some strange reason child molesters had a frequent habit, while being escorted, of falling down stairs, sometimes injuring themselves quite badly. The prison officer said it was all very odd because other prisoners (ordinary criminals) did not do this.

Urban dictionary of “Rock Spider” – Caution – uses strong language.

* By serious child abuse I do not mean things like the 15 year old guy who seduces his teacher; who should know better, is clearly breaking the law and in the wrong.

PS: Yes, I do hate 'em (pedophiles). And it's very deep. But I will not break the law. Lucky them.

## Additional note about 15 year old offender - the offending was reported to Queensland State Police. Australian Federal Police officers were also involved due to additional national security concerns. Yes, the guy is a thoroughly nasty bit of work.