"We've got to reset what's normal."
This is a long and heinous read, but it's an important one.
A family has been destroyed and the father walked away scot free. His daughter must now live with the devastating knowledge that her own dad invented horrifying stories of child sexual abuse about her and then shared them with other men for their sick gratification.
To those who ask "Whatโs the harm? It's not real".
This is the harm. โฌ๏ธ
There is growing concern about how we police pornography and online sexual fantasies. A growing body of evidence shows that legal but extreme pornography, which mimics illegal acts, is a major driver of the online child abuse crisis. Convicted offenders themselves warn that porn algorithms push users down "escalating pathways" toward ever more extreme material.
This man was given the chance to reinvent himself. He moved abroad, started a new life, and his new partner has children.
His daughter, meanwhile, has to live with this betrayal for the rest of her life.
The law is failing us.
Something has to change.
And soon.