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‘I am deeply sorry’: Craig Silvey pens 9,000-word apology for child exploitation material offences

The Guardian World Tuesday 03 November 2026, 10:47 UTC By Australian Associated Press 1 min read
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The children’s author claims he experienced trauma in childhood as he begins seven-month sentence for possessing depraved materialWarning: This article contains graphic contentGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe disgraced best-selling author Craig Silvey has claimed he experienced trauma as a child in a 9,000-word apology published after he was jailed for child exploitation offences. The young adult novelist was sentenced on Monday to seven months’ imprisonment,...

The children’s author claims he experienced trauma in childhood as he begins seven-month sentence for possessing depraved material

The disgraced best-selling author Craig Silvey has claimed he experienced trauma as a child in a 9,000-word apology published after he was jailed for child exploitation offences.

The young adult novelist was sentenced on Monday to seven months’ imprisonment, after being charged in January and subsequently pleading guilty to distributing and possessing depraved child exploitation material.

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