Sydney author guilty of child abuse after book, Daddy’s Little Toy, depicted adult roleplaying as toddler

Lauren Ashley Mastrosa, a 34-year-old Christian author, has been found guilty of three child abuse material charges related to her novel "Daddy's Little Toy". The book, published under the pen name Tori Woods, depicts an 18-year-old woman named Lucy engaging in roleplay with an older man, Arthur, who is described as her father's best friend. Mastrosa was charged after a complaint about the book's content was made to police and advance readers were issued a pre-release copy. The novel sparked outrage due to its depiction of adult roleplaying as a toddler, which included trigger warnings for age gap, infantilisation, and profanity. Magistrate Bree Chisholm found the book to be undeniably offensive, with descriptions that created a visual image of an adult engaging in sexual activity with a young child. Mastrosa faces potential time behind bars as a result of her conviction.

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