This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. 

 

It's estimated that around one third of sexual assaults committed against Australian children are carried out by other children, according to the Australian Center for Child Protection.

 

Australian children are increasingly displaying harmful sexual behaviours and there's a tendency within our society to minimise it and characterise it as normal sexual development.

 

Our guest on Australian True Crime today, Emma, was the victim of other children's harmful sexual behaviours when she was 13 years old.

 

We know that adult sexual predators tend to seek out vulnerable children to take advantage of.

 

Disturbingly, that approach seems to be instinctive. As you'll hear in this episode, Emma was definitely vulnerable when her attackers singled her out from the crowd.

 

For Support: 

 

Lifeline on 13 11 14

 

13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples)

 

1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732

 

CREDITS:

Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram 

Guest: Emma

Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard

 

GET IN TOUCH:

 

https://www.australiantruecrimethepodcast.com/

 

Follow the show on Instagram @australiantruecrimepodcast and Facebook 

 

Email the show at team@smartfella.com.au

 

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This is a "Shortcut" episode. It&rsquo;s a shortened version of this week&rsquo;s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
It's estimated that around one third of sexual assaults committed against Australian children are carried out by other children, according to the Australian Center for Child Protection.
&nbsp;
Australian children are increasingly displaying harmful sexual behaviours and there's a tendency within our society to minimise it and characterise it as normal sexual development.
&nbsp;
Our guest on Australian True Crime today, Emma, was the victim of other children's harmful sexual behaviours when she was 13 years old.
&nbsp;
We know that adult sexual predators tend to seek out vulnerable children to take advantage of.
&nbsp;
Disturbingly, that approach seems to be instinctive. As you'll hear in this episode, Emma was definitely vulnerable when her attackers singled her out from the crowd.
&nbsp;
For Support:&nbsp;
&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.lifeline.org.au/">Lifeline</a> &nbsp;on 13 11 14
&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.13yarn.org.au/">13 YARN</a> on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples)
&nbsp;
1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732
&nbsp;
CREDITS:
Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/meshel_laurie/?hl=en">Instagram&nbsp;</a>
Guest: Emma
Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard
&nbsp;
GET IN TOUCH:
&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.australiantruecrimethepodcast.com/">https://www.australiantruecrimethepodcast.com/</a>
&nbsp;
Follow the show on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/australiantruecrimepodcas">@australiantruecrimepodcast</a> and Facebook&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Email the show at team@smartfella.com.au
&nbsp;
Build your pro podcast with <a href="https://theaudiocollege.com/">The Audio College</a>

Think nothing ever happens in your town? Australia's suburbs are home to some of the most mysterious and disturbing true crime cases in the world. Meshel Laurie is a true crime obsessive, and with the help of expert interviews with writers, victim/survivors, investigators and perpetrators, she probes the underbelly of our towns and suburbs, and uncovers the darkness at the heart of Australian life.

Think nothing ever happens in your town? Australia's suburbs are home to some of the most mysterious and disturbing true crime cases in the world. Meshel Laurie is a true crime obsessive, and with the help of expert interviews with writers, victim/survivors, investigators and perpetrators, she probes the underbelly of our towns and suburbs, and uncovers the darkness at the heart of Australian life.