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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
Health
Damon Cronshaw

How to stop children seeing violent, degrading and extreme pornography

Sexologist Vanessa Thompson says early exposure to violent pornography "can have profound impacts on mental, emotional, and physical health". Picture by Jonathan Carroll

Violent and misogynistic pornography shapes youngster's "perceptions of sex, relationships, and gender roles", a Newcastle-based clinical and forensic sexologist says.

Dr Vanessa Thompson's comments followed the announcement of a NSW parliamentary inquiry into "harmful pornography".

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