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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Jordyn Beazley

Sydney author loses bid to conceal identity amid charges erotica novel contains child abuse material

Stock picture of a statue of 'Lady Justice' or Themis, the Greek God of Justice
On Wednesday, a magistrate at Blacktown local court rejected a request to have an interim non-publication order which had guarded Lauren Tesolin-Mastrosa’s identity and pen name extended. Photograph: Dave Hunt/AAP

An erotica author charged with child abuse offences over content in an unreleased book has had a bid to conceal her identity rejected, despite her lawyer arguing “all she has done is written a fictional novel”.

Sydney woman Lauren Tesolin-Mastrosa, 33, who works as a marketing executive at a charity and writes under the pen names Lauren Ashley and Tori Woods, has pleaded not guilty to the three charges: one count of producing, one count of possessing, and another of disseminating child abuse material.

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