NT Government to tackle child sexual abuse

Deputy chief of Territory Families Jeanette Kerr outside the Supreme Court. The deaths of six Aboriginal children have forced the Northern Territory to establish an “Australian-first” system to tackle sexual exploitation, substance abuse and violence. “I think it needs to be acknowledged that when young girls, children under 14 (years), have a sexually transmitted infection, pregnancy, et cetera, it should be taken on the face of it as sexual exploitation,” Ms Kerr said. ……. https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/indigenous/taskforce-to-tackle-remote-child-abuse/news-story/9795bc2a41f5ae14de803f5b812ea5ad