If Instagram can restrict diet products, they can stop child sexual exploitation
Collective Shout's Caitlin Roper quoted in 10 Daily
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Collective Shout quoted in 10 Daily article
10 daily forwarded several photographs of Australian Instagram models aged between nine and 15 to Collective Shout. It's a grassroots campaigns movement against the objectification of women and the sexualisation of girls.
“I searched for a couple of images and found them on porn sites. It’s likely the majority of them are on porn sites and others are in a chat room with inappropriate sexual comments about a primary school aged girl,” campaigns manager Caitlin Roper said.
10 daily has viewed and can confirm that these images were shared on a porn site and other chat rooms.
But who should be held accountable for where these pictures are ending up?
Michael Murchie was the man behind the camera for at least one of the child photos Roper found a porn site. He told 10 daily all clothing in his shoots belong to the models.
When questioned about the age-appropriateness of the photos of teen and pre-teen girls such as the images above, Murchie said:
“I never take revealing photos of minors. I merely take the photos requested of me by the clients, their parents."
But Roper doesn't buy it.
“Is that an excuse? If a parent wants to exploit their kids then its OK from a photographer to make money from it?”
Girls and women's advocate Roper said modelling decision being made by parents could be damaging to their children in years to come.
Do they not understand the implications for their child or do they not care? Is it about fame ahead of their child’s rights and safety?”