AUSTRALIA
Catholic Leader
Posted by: Mark Bowling
PROTECTING children from sexual predators is uppermost in the minds of every good parent and guardian.
Even with the public spotlight on child sexual abuse, and with a raft of new legal and reporting practices in place, can we be assured of our kids’ safety?
It was at a dinner party three years ago, that Catholic mother-of-four Michelle Derrig heard about two incidents of local children abused by fellow students at school.
“I was horrified to hear that in both cases, the parents had been supervising their children at the time,” Ms Derrig, a member of the St John Bosco parish, Engadine, in Sydney’s south, said.
“It made me realise, that no matter how diligent you are as a parent, the reality is that we need to empower our children to protect themselves.
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