My boy.

‘All men will be guilty, not of harassing women, but of not realising how big the problem is...’ James O’Brien says society doesn’t take sex-based abuse ‘seriously enough’ following the first conviction for harassment motivated by a person’s sex.

If you suspect a child is being abused, report it. Don’t stay silent to avoid discomfort. Focus on the child. Protect the child. Let the authorities investigate - and have no regrets about doing the right thing. I wouldn't. It’s why I’m here campaigning and having uncomfortable debates. #HiddenInPlainSight

A judge in Sweden has jailed a man for just four years and five months after he forced his wife to provide sexual services for over 120 men in exchange for money. The defendant - who has not been identified - used threats of death and extreme violence, drugs, security cameras, isolation, and the remoteness of their home in order to force his wife to participate in his moneymaking venture. The court heard that at various times, the defendant threatened to kill his wife, pour gasoline on her, burn her alive, and cut off her fingers. He also drugged her and used a network of home security cameras to control her movements. Shockingly, the court dismissed 8 counts of rape against him because it claimed to be incapable of establishing that the victim had not slept with her abuser voluntarily. I don’t know about you, but if I’m afraid that my husband is going to cut off my fingers and set me on fire, I’m not going to feel safe in denying him sex. You’d think a judge would be smart enough to understand that, but standards have declined sharply in that field over the last few decades. bbc.com/news/articles/crlwxg…

I remember when Amnesty was a decent organization. It seems very long ago.

If we focus on recognising patterns, responding to concerns and strengthening safeguarding practice, we gain valuable tools to protect children. If we focus solely on demographics, we risk learning nothing. The offenders must be held accountable, but accountability should not end there. Government bodies and authorities that ignored evidence, failed to learn from previous cases, or repeatedly neglected their duty to protect children must also answer for those failures. When lessons are not learned and evidence is overlooked, children continue to be put at risk.

A welcome ruling!

Our policing lead Cathy Larkman is at the Royal Courts of Justice today for the judicial review brought by @SexMattersOrg and live tweeted by @tribunaltweets 👇 This hearing relates to the latest attempt by the National Police Chiefs Council to introduce an opposite sex strip search policy.

Get ready for a worldwide Moon appreciation moment 🌓 Last International Observe the Moon Night, an estimated 1 million people in 128 countries celebrated our nearest neighbor in space together. Who will you observe the Moon with this year? Sign up: go.nasa.gov/ObserveTheMoon

I encourage us all to light a candle tonight for Preston 🕯️ 💙 Tuesday 16th June - a date we will never forget, or I won’t. Another horrible reminder to me of why I campaign and why I founded Project 90-10 ❤️ RIP Preston, I’m so sorry the authorities/systems failed you 🙏🏼 🤍 🕊️

Red Tent Storyteller returns Thursday June 18th, please join us for a conversation with Vera Teschow, editor of @JillMag2025 Set a reminder to join us! @HazelMoonAudio x.com/i/spaces/1yxBeejDNMrJN

Japanese fans cleaned the WHOLE stadium after Japan tied the Netherlands. Hours later, NYC Knicks fans torched buses celebrating their first NBA title since 1973. Same win, opposite character. Save this and share it with someone who needs to see the contrast.

It’s okay to be a lesbian, in fact, there are quite a few of us out here and it’s actually quite fun. Puberty is required in order to become what you are….and that can be fantastic. Lesbianism is normal, natural and one of only three sexual orientations.

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This was great, Bartosch was set up to be the butt of the joke...and it turned out 80% of the audience were anti-porn.

Liberal UC Davis student holding a “Live & Love King-Free” sign calls me a monster and horrible person before asking the Sac PD to charge me with criminal behavior for my speech. Excellent work by @SacPolice at yesterday’s Sac Pride Parade. 🚔🫡 @libsoftiktok @ucdavis

The Baby Preston case should stop us all in our tracks. A child was failed. Warning signs were there. Opportunities were missed. I was on with Nick Ferrari, LBC today to discuss this. People will talk about the demographic of the offenders, context matters. But if that becomes the whole conversation, we miss the point entirely and more children will be abused because of it. This was abuse hidden in plain sight. The real question is: why did it take Preston’s death for everyone to see it? We need to focus on patterns, injuries, missed concerns, poor information-sharing and delayed action. That is how we protect children. Not after the tragedy. Before it. Every delay gives an abuser more time. If we invested in early intervention with the same urgency we show after tragedy, children could be protected long before the headlines appear. Children should not have to become a national scandal before they are seen.

Dc Dan Livesley from West Yorkshire Police and based in Bradford charged with rape while off duty West Yorkshire Police officer to appear in court charged with rape - YorkshireLive examinerlive.co.uk/news/west…

She was pressured into swinging by husband who made her send him videos. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c87q… Just another woman's life turned upside down by the pornification of society and the corruption of men's minds.