ABC staff have been angered by a warning in an internal memo against using the word paedophile to describe a child sex predator. Reporting of child sex abuses is common and many would argue, important. In October 2020, police launched Operation Arkstone, rescuing 46 Australian children - including 16 from a child care centre - in one of the biggest alleged child sex abuse cases in the country's history. ABC management denied there had been an official change in the use of language around reporting sexual abuse of minors to the publication. Daily Mail Australia has contacted several organisations that support children, sexual assault survivors and report sexual abuse for comment, as well as the ABC.

Source: Daily Mail March 06, 2021 00:13 UTC