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Image-based sexual abuse sky rocket during COVID-19
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Between March and May 2020, Australia’s eSafety Commissioner received more than 1,000 reports of image-based sexual abuse. This reflects an increase of 210% compared to the average weekly number of reports received in 2019.
Holly Mark spoke to Nicola Henry, an Associate Professor & Vice-Chancellor’s Principal Research Fellow at RMIT University, about the growing prominence of image-based abuse, national legislation protecting victims of this crime, and how to report it.
Guests
Nicola Henry, Associate Professor & Vice-Chancellor’s Principal Research Fellow at RMIT University
Contributors
Holly Mark
Category: Audio, Audio, Internal News, Interview, News, News and Commentary, Podcast
Topics: News
Tags: abuse, coronavirus, COVID-19, Holly Mark, image-based, panorama, report, sexual
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