Child sex offenders will spend more time behind bars after changes to existing laws passed South Australian (SA) parliament on Thursday night.
The Statutes Amendment (Child Sex Offences) Bill 2022, introduced in May, comes as part of the new government’s election promise to better protect children and crack down on abuse.
The bill will see the maximum penalty for gross indecency with or in the presence of a child increase from five years to fifteen years, while being in possession of a child sex doll could mean spending more than ten years behind bars.
Online predators who create, download, or share child abuse material are also being targeted under the new laws….