Sydney author guilty of child abuse after book, Daddy's Little Toy, depicted adult roleplaying as toddler

"The 210-page book's cover is coloured in pink pastel with the title spelled out in children's alphabet blocks. The magistrate found Mastrosa, who is from Sydney's western suburbs, possessed, disseminated and produced child abuse material when writing and marketing her literary work. Mastrosa issued a pre-release of the novel to 21 advance readers in March before a complaint about its content was made to police. She was arrested after a search of her home, where officers found 16 hard copies of the offending novel."

"The defendant has written a book that sexually objectifies children, magistrate Bree Chisholm said. The reader is left with a description that creates the visual image in one's mind of an adult male engaging in sexual activity with a young child. Lauren Mastrosa issued a pre-release of the novel to 21 advance readers in March before a complaint about its content was made to police."

Lauren Ashley Mastrosa, 34, produced Daddy's Little Toy under the pen name Tori Woods, a 210-page pastel-covered novel portraying an 18-year-old woman roleplaying as a toddler with an older man. Magistrate Bree Chisholm found the work sexually objectifies children and creates a visual image of an adult male engaging in sexual activity with a young child. Mastrosa distributed a pre-release to 21 advance readers and was charged after public outrage. Police seized 16 hard copies during a search of her home. Mastrosa was found guilty of possessing, disseminating and producing child abuse material and faces sentencing later.

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