Sex offending- myths and misconceptions
Speech and official launch of new resource developed by Victoria Police and the Australian Institute for Family Studies - Challenging misconceptions about sexual offending: creating an evidence-based resource for police and legal practitioners, followed by panel discussion.
MC: Rob Hulls, Director, Centre for Innovative Justice
Keynote: Justice Jennifer Coate, Commissioner, Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
Panel members
Dean McWhirter, Assistant Commissioner, Family Violence Command, Victoria Police
Louise Serrao, Sexual Offences & Child Abuse Team – was a (SOCIT) Investigator, now works for Taskforce SALUS
Di Elderton, a victim of sexual offencesJohn Champion, Director, Office of Public Prosecutions
Her Honour Judge Meryl Sexton, County Court Judge in charge of sex offences list