We should also question what message it sends to victims everywhere, when a mayor is already bending over backwards to create yet another position and opportunity for a rapist who has already had every benefit in life, and who hasn’t even served his sentence yet.Īnd make no mistake about it: the fact that Lazarus will already have a position lined up and waiting for him when he gets out of prison in three years doesn’t only speak to his privilege and family connections. “But Lazarus is not the victim here, and nor are his family members.”
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In other words, the program would utilize the convicted rapist to teach boys about the harm that rape causes men.īetts also urged the sentencing judge in Lazarus’s trial to be lenient on Lazarus, stating that the rapist’s family had already been sufficiently embarrassed by the media coverage, and that Lazarus himself was “suffering greatly as a result of the shame he has brought on his family.” I did the most terrible thing, I’ve ruined my family’s life, I’ve ruined my life, be careful don’t do it.”‘ This follows on from previous statements, in which Betts stated that she was working to develop an educational program for young people, in the hopes that Lazarus may one day be involved: “When we get this program up and running, say to young people: ‘This is what I did. Now, Sally Betts, has the Liberal mayor of Waverley has told a reporter that she is working with police to introduce a “new risky behaviour education program to try and help young women understand and better deal with being in vulnerable situations.” Read more: This man’s story shows that courts still don’t consider rape a serious crime.
The Liberal mayor of Waverley drew fire previously, when she and a parade of other well-heeled members of Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs attempted to persuade the sentencing judge to allow the convicted rapist to avoid jail time.īut try as he might, Lazarus, a Cranbrook old boy, was unable to hide behind his family’s wealth and connections.ĭespite his various advocates describing him as “courteous” and “respectful” with a “promising future”, he was sentenced to a minimum term of three years, for the rape of an 18-year-old woman in an alleyway, at the back of a Kings Cross nightclub.
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