URGENT CALL FOR GOVERNMENT TO IMPLEMENT MANDATORY NATIONAL FILTERING OF PORNOGRAPHY AT ISP LEVEL.

The integrity Alliance is a newly formed coalition of groups such as, Advocacy , Relief for Children, the Fatherhood Foundation and the Australian Family Association. These are just a few of the organisations and individuals's that are working together to help renew sexual integrity in australia. Many of these groups met for the first time at the Sexual Integrity Forum, August 2005 at Parliament House, Canberra. www.sif.org.au Dr Mary Layden, world renowned authority on sexual abuse, said at the Sexual Integrity Forum, "There has been a dramatic increase in pornography use in recent years with the internet piping it 24/7 into homes in harder and more pathological forms in a venue children know better how to use than adults".

. Sexual assault has increased by almost 30% since 1999

. Men in prison for sexual assault have doubled since 1988

. Dr Michael Schwartz says, "Sex on the net is like heroin addiction, it grabs people and takes over their lives".

. 84% of boys and 60% of girls have had exposure to internet pornography

. One American survey found that 56% of aggrieved spouses claim an obsession with internet porn ruined their marriage

. A divorce lawyer said that, "The computer is the fastest growing threat to marriage I have seen in 34 years".

. Research indicates that 70% of the hits on internet sex sites occur between 9-5 on business computers

. One ISP executive said that it was estimated that 70% of downloaded volumes to households is pornographic

. Evidence indicates that all men who commit violent sex crimes use pornography

. One in three girls and one in six boys are the victims of pedophiles

. Child sexual assault is costing Australia at least $7.6 billion per year

. NSW Police Commissioner Ken Moroney says that child sexual assault is a national epidemic.

 

Warwick Marsh of the Fatherhood Foundation said, " A child is abused every 13 minutes in Australia, 40,000 a year. Two third of sex crimes are committed against our children. The explosion of Internet pornography is fueling the epidemic of child sexual assault. The time has come to draw the line on internet porn".

Mary-Louise Fowker from the Australian Family Association said, "All other forms of media have government regulation. Why can't the internet? This is not just about protecting women and children. men are exploited through pornography as well".

Ross Wilson from the Integrity Alliance said, "The time has come for the government to regulate the Internet for the common good of all Australians. Our children are the ones that are suffering. We call on australians everywhere to contact their local federal Member of Parliamentwww.aph.gov.au and insist the Government act now to protect our children".

 

Ross Wilson - Integrity Alliance 07 3808 9448 0411 153 617 www.integrity.org.au

Warwick Marsh - Fatherhood Foundation 02 4272 6677 0418 225 212 www.fathersonline.org www.sif.org.au

Mary-Louise Fowler - The Australian Family Association NSW www.family.org.au