A Christian charity executive has been found guilty of child abuse material charges after writing a novel that depicts an adult woman role-playing as a toddler in a sexual relationship with an older man. Lauren Ashley Mastrosa, 34, wrote 'Daddy’s Little Toy' under the pen name Tori Woods and published it online in March.
Magistrate Bree Chisholm ruled that the book, which describes an 18-year-old woman named Lucy engaging in childlike behaviour such as wearing nappies and having tantrums while having sex with her father’s best friend, sexually objectifies children. '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,' Chisholm said at Blacktown Local Court.
Mastrosa was charged after a Crime Stoppers complaint led police to find 16 hard copies of the book at her home. The court heard the book’s cover features pink pastel and children’s alphabet blocks, and includes trigger warnings for 'daddy kink' and 'infantilisation'. The magistrate read the entire 210-page novel before reaching her verdict.
Mastrosa’s barrister, Margaret Cunneen SC, argued that the character Lucy is a consenting adult engaging in legal role play. However, Chisholm found that a reasonable reader would find the book 'undeniably offensive' and that it invited readers to imagine child sexual abuse. Mastrosa showed no reaction as the verdict was delivered and left court without speaking to reporters.
