Erotic author found guilty in a Sydney court of writing novel containing child abuse material
A magistrate found the story of a young woman who roleplays as a toddler ‘sexually objectifies children’.
A Christian author behind a taboo “daddy dom” novel could face prison time after her book was found to contain child abuse material.
Lauren Ashley Mastrosa, 34, wrote Daddy’s Little Toy under the pen name Tori Woods.
The book is about an 18-year-old woman named Lucy who roleplays as a toddler with an older man.
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By continuing you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy.Mastrosa was charged after the book sparked outrage, and on Tuesday she was found guilty of three child abuse material charges at Blacktown Local Court in Sydney’s west.
“The defendant has written a book that sexually objectifies children,” Magistrate Bree Chisholm said.
“The reader is left with a description that creates the visual image in one’s mind of an adult male engaging in sexual activity with a young child.”
The 210-page book’s cover is coloured in pink pastel with the title spelled out in children’s alphabet blocks.
The magistrate found Mastrosa, who is from the city’s western suburbs, possessed, disseminated and produced child abuse material when writing and marketing her literary work.
Mastrosa issued a pre-release of the novel to 21 advance readers in March before a complaint about its content was made to police.
She was arrested after a search of her home, where officers found 16 hard copies of the offending novel. She will be sentenced at a later date.
If you or someone you know is impacted by child sexual abuse, contact the Kids Helpline on 1800 55 1800 or online.
Originally published on AAP
