Rape squad rounds up sex attack DVD gang
Daniella Miletic
October 25, 2006 - 2:43PM
Police interviewing a group of youths who participated, produced and distributed a graphic DVD showing a teenage girl allegedly being assaulted said today it had become a rape investigation.
Detective Inspector Simon Clemence from the Sex Crimes Squad
said up to 12 boys could be charged.
He said two boys were being investigated in relation to the assault of the girl but had yet to be interviewed. The rape offence involved oral sex, he said.
"At this stage I think it would be fair to say it is a rape and some indecent assaults as well,'' he said.
"We have taken a statement from the girl and she states quite categorically that she was not a willing participant on what occurred on that particular occasion and that confirms the basis of the offence.
"At this stage the primary offence is the sexual offence and that's a serious sexual assault we are investigating.''
He said some of the 12 youths had been identified and he was confident all the perpetrators would be found and interviewed by this afternoon.
"There is still a few yet to be identified and we are asking the public, and we know the material has been circulated at a couple of the schools, if any of the people at those schools know who the people are then they should let us know,'' he said.
At least two students have been expelled, and another three suspended from schools in the district, as parents, peers and police grapple with what has happened.
Detective Clemence said of the DVD: "It is quite disturbing, very disturbing actually.
"I can tell you I have seen the video and there is no humour in it. The girl is the victim of a serious crime, she's very traumatised, the parents are very traumatised, and anyone who thinks this is a bit of a joke perhaps must have a good look at themselves.
"I would encourage anyone who gets a hold of this material, anyone who sees this material to report it to us and we will do anything in our power to stop it.''
He said camera operators and distributors as well as those participating in the film could face charges.
Child psychologist Dr John Cheetham likened the mob behaviour to the degradation of Jews in World War II.
"It's the sort of behaviour you would expect in a prison camp. It's something like a flashback to the Second World War and the way the Jews were treated," Dr Cheetham told the Nine Network.
Those involved in the attack were likely to be angry, resentful poor achievers who had not developed a set of values.
"Somewhere along the line they have not learned to have a social conscience and to respect the dignity of human beings, he said.
The victim of the sex attack faced a long, hard road to recovery, Dr Cheetham said.
"The shock, the horror, the sense of degradation, would be just horrific and we know from the history of people that have had this sort of stuff imposed on them, is that we do get long-term trauma," he said.
"We get sleeplessness, we get nightmares, we get an unwillingness to socialise, we get an unwillingness to go out of the house.
"Then you have all the emotions of having been violated and you would just feel absolutely horrific."
- with AAPhttp://www.smh.com.au/news/national/rape-squad-rounds-up-dvd-gang/2006/10/25/1161699377947.htmlPlease please please try these low lifes as adults.Child-care sex predator alert
Jonathan Pearlman
October 25, 2006 - 4:42PM
Sexual predators have been getting jobs at child-care centres and "grooming" children for potential assaults, the NSW Ombudsman has warned.
The Ombudsman, Bruce Barbour, said the practice of grooming had increased in NSW and he had provided child-care agencies with suggestions for identifying potential predators.
He said the practice of grooming involved "try[ing] to favour children, to get them ready for some sort of sexual advance. They might pick particular children who are vulnerable. They will provide them with sweets or expensive gifts".
Mr Barbour, who released the Ombudsman's annual report today, said predators had also tried to groom parents of children they intended to target.
"They will often also try to groom parents, so the parents feel these people are a desirable influence in their child's environment," he said.
Mr Barbour said his office was undertaking further investigations of the practice.
"Clearly, sexual misconduct and predatorial behaviour is a growing problem in this state. We are seeing sexual misconduct ranging from grooming in the workplace right through to the use of internet chatlines to the use of other form of technology to harass and stalk people, usually young children."
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/childcare-sex-predator-alert/2006/10/25/1161743790576.htmlTeen crash survivor 'on suicide watch'
Wednesday Oct 25 15:07 AEST
The devastated P-plate driver of a car that crashed in northern NSW, killing his four friends, has been moved from Gold Coast hospital.
Friends of 17-year-old Tyler Green, who escaped with only minor injuries, say "he doesn't want to be in this world".
Tyler was moved from the hospital on Tuesday to an undisclosed location and placed on suicide watch, News Ltd reports.
He's believed to have been admitted to a private hospital in Brisbane.
His friends say he has had to be heavily sedated to cope with the mental anguish.
"He doesn't want to be in this world," said Kathalina Parker, a friend of the dead teenagers' parents.
Ms Parker told News Ltd: "Honestly, I don't think he will ever come back to the school. This will be the end of him.
"This is going to be the hardest thing he had ever had to deal with.
"He's fought many tough battles, but this is one I don't think he'll recover from."
Other friends say Tyler wished he'd died in the crash.
İAAP 2006http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=102891Croc caught catching rays in Darwin backyardA man living on the fringes of Darwin had a surprise this morning when he ventured into his backyard and found a crocodile had sought solace from the heat in his goldfish pond.
A visit from a 1.6 metre saltwater crocodile was the last thing Wayne Miller was expecting at his Bees Creek property.
"Here's this half a crocodile hanging out of underneath my decking, basking itself in the sun," he said.
"I got quite a fright."
Mr Miller says his main concerns were his pet dog and his goldfish.
"Thank god it's a rottweiler, so it's a big dog. I've got some fish in there, some rather large comets."
All survived.
Parks and Wildlife workers removed the crocodile.
The salt water crocodile was one of four captured in the Top End today.
Authorities say crocodiles are becoming more active because the wet season is prime breeding time.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200610/s1773543.htm 
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