A former Warrnambool resident will continue the fight against men who post photos of schoolgirls online without their consent, despite reports the site was removed on the weekend.
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Red Heart Campaign founder Sherele Moody began a petition on Tuesday to have an online forum featuring thousands of explicit school girls’ photos removed.
She said the federal government’s eSafety Commissioner contacted site administrators, requesting the site’s overseas registrar remove the site.
Ms Moody said while the original website had been removed, it was likely the photos were still circulating.
“Because the site is published overseas, there’s an extremely high chance that the site is online in multiple countries,” Ms Moody said.
“My understanding is the site’s back up, but it’s operating under a different URL or another name.
“The site still exists. It’s not gone. It’s just moved for want of a better word.
“We’ve updated the (change.org) petition to reflect that the original site has been removed but it now reflects the fact that the site operates everywhere. There could be hundreds of millions of men looking at these girls,” Ms Moody said.
The anti-domestic violence campaigner will continue to call for federal legislation against the behaviour.
She wants the perpetrators who post the photos, operate the sites and those viewing the sites to be held accountable and is prepared to fight for change.
“The petition’s still going and we’ll keep hammering away and keep pushing the issue until we start to get some traction on it.”
“It could be a slow slog. It might take six months to get enough signatures on the petition and to make the politicians stand up.
She encouraged concerned parents and the public to sign the petition or to contact the prime minister’s office and “register their disgust.”
“Say this is not good enough and Australia needs to legislate. It is possible and people need to get in contact with Malcolm Turnbull and (minister for women) Michaelia Cash,” Ms Moody said.
