When Livney learned of the latter form of abuse, he said he felt devastated. "As a parent and father I was destroyed, in the sense that I felt incapacitated in protecting my child," he says.

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Parent, Emily, said she saw the images over the weekend and described them as "incredibly graphic." She told ABC Radio Melbourne that her daughter was very upset and was throwing up in response to ...