4,935 likes, 81 comments - chanelc on March 23, 2021: "OPERATION VEST ☆ READ CAREFULLY ☆ LINK IN BIO • The purpose of Operation Vest is to create an environment where it is normal for individuals to speak up about and report sexual assault, and to emphasise the need for structural reform in our society. • Victims need to feel heard, and reporting in this way can bring closure to many and reduce the chances of repeat offenders socialising in our society. • Stacey Maloney (Head of Sex Crimes Squad NSW), Dr. Joy Townsend (one of Australia’s leading consent educators) and I collaborated to launch Operation Vest. Our interests are aligned as we want structural reform to reduce this preventable crime. • NO CONSEQUENCES will be had for historical perpetrators reported through SARO, UNLESS they do it again (or you choose to report formally in the future). This helps us look toward a better Australia, and will cause those who think they may have been perpetrators, to be conscious of their actions going forward. • Operation Vest reports will be used as a call for urgent educational, cultural, and structural reforms in our society. It will also be used to emphasise the need for a Sexual Violence Policy to be implemented in the NSW police force, and for funding to go into this software for it to be optimised and rolled out Australia-wide. • If you would like to make contact with a counsellor, or any other form of support call the Victims Access Line on 1800 633 063 or Rape Crisis on 1800 424 017. A trained counsellor can discuss your needs and refer you to someone who can help. • If you wish to make a formal complaint you can by contacting your nearest Police Station. If you are going to do this, Stacey recommends that you call ahead and book an appointment with a specialist detective for a more comfortable experience. • As the NSW Police have mandatory reporting responsibilities for risk of harm to children, SARO's that contain information that relates to a person under 16 currently will be reported to the Child Protection Hotline. If you were under 16 when the sexual offence occurred, and now you are over 16, your SARO will not be referred to the Child Protection Hotline. •".