AUSTRALIA
Herald Sun
MATT JOHNSTON STATE POLITICS REPORTER HERALD SUN DECEMBER 10, 2013
CREEPS who groom children for sex through websites or community groups face 10 years in jail even if no abuse occurs, under a tough new law.
The draft Bill is the first stemming from the Victorian parliamentary child sex abuse inquiry’s report, Betrayal of Trust, which found “several thousand” victims in non- government organisations.
Attorney-General Robert Clark will today introduce the law, designed to stop paedophiles before they strike.
It is aimed at anyone trying to groom children, from Facebook fiends to dodgy family friends, and covers those who cultivate relationships with parents to gain access to children for sexual purposes.
Mr Clark said the new law would have a maximum penalty of 10 years.
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