Australian of the Year Calls For Education and Awareness Campaigns to Combat Child Sexual Predation

Australian of the Year Calls For Education and Awareness Campaigns to Combat Child Sexual Predation
Grace Tame speaks at the National Press Club on in Canberra, Australia on March 03, 2021. Tame, named Australian of the Year for her advocacy work for sexual assault survivors Sam Mooy/Getty Images
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Australian of Year Grace Tame has used her first public address to call for young Australians to be educated on how to recognise the stages of sexual grooming and psychological manipulation to protect themselves from child sexual predators in the community.

Speaking at the National Press Club on Wednesday, Tame said that the silence surrounding child sexual predation in the community allows perpetrators to operate.
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