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'Sex Club' for six-year-olds
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Source: Theaustralian
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Rampant abuse includes 'sex club' for six year olds
- Boys, 6, performed sex acts in school toilet block
- Said they belonged to a sex club
- More stories of abuse by young students emerge
THREE boys aged six ran a sex club at a Brisbane state school demanding and receiving sexual favours from Year 2 classmates.
One outraged father claimed yesterday the school did not bother to tell him for more than a week that his son was involved.
He spoke out as similar stories emerged at state schools on the Gold and Sunshine coasts and Cairns, which indicate the sexual abuse of young students by other school children appears rampant.
The Brisbane father said his son was one of a trio seen performing various sex acts in a toilet block.
"The teachers interrogated the kids and made them write out statements without our consent," he said. "The boys wrote down that they belonged to a sex club.
"The teachers didn't make contact for six days. They sent me an email and said, 'Sorry, we've been busy'.
"We believe older children were also involved. I want a full police investigation.
"I was on the phone for hours being fobbed off by the Education Department."
His revelations came as uproar was sparked by yesterday's Courier-Mail story, which told how the sexual assault of a seven-year-old girl by a young classmate was dismissed as a "childhood experiment" by a country school principal.
The Courier-Mail revealed how the young victim was forced to perform oral sex on the boy who had threatened her with violence.
The principal was still working at the school yesterday despite demands from parents and child welfare groups that she resign.
Meanwhile, on the Sunshine Coast, a gang of nine-year-old boys has been accused of "grooming" children as young as five to engage in sex acts. Investigators were told victims were rewarded with lollies.
A grandmother of one of those victims said the Education Department had promised an investigation but it had come to nothing.
"It got nowhere and the offenders are still at the school being protected," she said.
"My grandson was scared to death and needed counselling. Of course we couldn't leave him there."
She said a little girl molested by boys more than 12 months ago at the same school was still traumatised and experiencing nightmares.
She accused the Crime and Misconduct Commission of simply referring her complaint back to the Education Department.
Opposition Child Safety spokeswoman Jann Stuckey said she raised similar allegations involving children in far north Queensland in May.
She said the Child Safety Department had failed to get involved in countless cases of sexual abuse.
And she criticised the State Government for the "appalling betrayal' of victims such as the seven-year-old girl who had to travel more than eight hours for counselling.
Yesterday Premier Anna Bligh admitted the principal of the school had been too slow to contact police.
A spokesman for the Premier said it had been agreed the family be reimbursed all reasonable costs associated with the child's counselling.
Last night Education Minister Rod Welford ordered the Ethical Standards Unit to investigate allegations.
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This is just wild! Age, 6. I have friends who have kids who are 6, a nephew who will be turning 6 soon. I cannot imagine them doing such a thing, mainly because the 6 year olds that I know haven't been exposed to such things as far as their parents have ever explained.
In fact my 5 year old nephew called me and asked me if the battle droids from Star Wars were good guys or bad guys. After answering his question, I asked my sister what he thought of the movies and she said, "Oh no, he's not seen the movies, I won't let him. He only knows of the characters from the toys and tie ins. I won't let him see the movies until he's 8 because it is too violent. Nothing over Y7 for him."
I'm not sure who should be responsible, but ultimately the school's heads will be held responsible.
So how does 6 year old children get exposed to this type of behavior? Why do they emulate it? Because this happened at a school who is ultimately responsible?
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