They have done this several times in the past with effect at both state and federal levels, and they have the networks and funds to do it again. Pornography and sexual abuse Legalised pornographic videos have become a new source of sexual abuse in Australia. There are millions of these videos in Australian homes. Some estimates put the number of children in 1998, sexually traumatised by X rated videos, who have come to attention at over 3000. This averages out to about 30 per federal electorate, or on average about one child in every primary school.
Studies show that the abused child can become the abuser.
It follows that all primary school children could be at risk. Pornographic videos can be purchased from anywhere in Australia by mail order. Many sexually traumatised children are being left untreated. It s not just pedophiles who show sexually explicit videos to children. There are many pornography-consuming parents who see nothing wrong in allowing their children to watch X rated videos in the belief it is a form of sex education.