Police ‘failed to act’ on abusers
John Wiseman; 5/4/08
Aboriginal leaders have called for perpetrators of child sexual abuse in remote indigenous communities to be prosecuted through the criminal justice system, rather than be subject to traditional codes of punishment, while demanding police take action to stamp out the problem. Leaders from the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara lands, in northwest South Australia, have claimed that in the past, police have been “reluctant” to pursue offenders. Their position is outlined in a submission to the state’s Mullighan inquiry into child sexual abuse, whose report on abuse in the APY lands will be tabled in the South Australian parliament this week.
See: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23645392-5013404,00.html
Tags: Aboriginal, Australia, Sex Trade