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Australian author's erotic novel is child sex abuse material, judge finds

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An Australian author, Lauren Mastrosa (writing as Tori Woods), has been found guilty of creating and distributing child sexual abuse material through an erotic novel. The book centers on an age-gap romance between an 18-year-old and her father’s friend, but details the man’s attraction beginning in the protagonist’s childhood and includes scenes where she roleplays as a toddler. Despite Mastrosa’s argument that the character is explicitly identified as an adult, a New South Wales court ruled the novel “sexually objectifies children.” The judge found the use of childlike language, clothing, and behavior, alongside sexual content, created a disturbing image of an adult engaging with a child. Mastrosa released the book to a small group before a complaint led to police investigation. She has been charged with creating, possessing, and distributing the material and will be sentenced in April. She was previously stood down from her role at a Christian charity following the charges.

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Australian author's erotic novel is child sex abuse material, judge finds

Tiffanie TurnbullSydney
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The erotic age-gap novel sexually objectifies children, a judge has said

An Australian author has been found guilty of creating child sex abuse material in the form of an erotic age-gap romance novel.

A New South Wales (NSW) court heard the book explores a relationship between 18-year-old Lucy and her father's 45-year-old best friend Arthur - detailing the much-older man's desires which began when the protagonist was a child as well as passages where she roleplays as a toddler.

Lauren Mastrosa, a marketing executive for a Christian charity, was charged after the book sparked outrage online but in court she argued Lucy is clearly identified as an adult in the novel.

However, Magistrate Bree Chisholm on Tuesday found Mastrosa's story "sexually objectifies children".

Mastrosa, 34, issued an advance release of the novel - which the BBC has chosen not to name - to 21 readers in March last year before a complaint about its content was made to police.

Chisholm read the whole book, published under the pen name Tori Woods, and found a reasonable reader would find it "undeniably offensive".

Throughout the novel - the cover of which is pastel pink with the title spelled out in children's alphabet blocks - the protagonist uses child-like language, wears children's clothing, and engages in child-like behaviour.

Chisholm said any references to the character being 18 were insufficient to overcome the implication of her as a child.

"Importantly, those descriptions and language are used in the portions of the book to describe a character similar to a young child when the sexual activity is occurring," Chisholm said, according to the Australian Associated Press.

"The reader is left with a description that creates the visual image in one's mind of an adult male engaging in sexual activity with a young child."

Found guilty of one count each of creating, possessing and distributing child abuse material, Mastrosa will return to court to be sentenced on 28 April.

When Mastrosa was charged, BaptistCare told the Daily Telegraph she had been stood down from her role pending an investigation.

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