<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The author of a "taboo fiction" novel allegedly containing child abuse material has been unable to hide her identity despite receiving death threats online.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Lauren Tesolin-Mastrosa, 33, wrote the book </span><em><span>Daddy's Little Toy</span></em><span> under her pen name Tori Woods.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Christian charity marketing executive issued a pre-release of the novel to around 20 advanced readers in March.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-tariffs-update-china-has-a-powerful-card-to-play-in-its-trade-war-fight--rare-earths/e3f437e3-4ebf-48d9-b57c-572cdf552393" target="_blank"><strong><span>China has a powerful card to play in its fight against Trump</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police were notified about its contents and the woman from Quakers Hill, in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/sydney" rel="" target="" title="Sydney"><span>Sydney</span></a><span>'s north-west, was arrested on March 21.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>At a hearing on Monday, her lawyer Mickaela Mate said the allegedly offensive content was between fictional characters who were two consenting adults.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"(It) is a fantasy within a fiction and hence there are no victims," the solicitor said.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/lauren-tesolin-mastrosa-court-told-author-of-taboo-fiction-book-cant-hide-her-identity-in-child-abuse-case/490ec8cf-5c70-41f6-af01-e61998331434" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Today, Tesolin-Mastrosa lost her bid at Blacktown Local Court to shield her identity from the public.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Earlier in the week, as the author's husband Adam Mastrosa watched on, Mate argued that the order barring publication of her client's details or even the case was necessary.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Online threats made against the woman and her husband, including from a TikToker who referred to the electric chair, were high enough that her safety was at risk, the court was told.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Tesolin-Mastrosa had experienced distress due to these comments against her because child abuse material was seen as heinous.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Being called a paedophile online is something that sticks in the community," Mate said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/oz-lotto-prize-of-70-million-dollars-to-give-winner-a-great-easter-present/477ff0d2-ca93-4215-a0fe-a7d212f32b6c" target="_blank"><strong><span>Fifteen strangers split single Oz Lotto win worth $70 million</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She also argued that any magistrate who heard the matter in future could be influenced because they had read about the widely reported "memorable" case.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The case stuck out because her client worked for a Christian charity while writing about allegedly taboo material, the court was told.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It is so memorable because my client is otherwise ... so ordinary," Mate said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Barrister Matthew Lewis SC, representing News Corp, opposed any suppression.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He said details about the case had already gone viral worldwide.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's almost akin to trying to stop the tide - it's gone," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Magistrate Rami Attia declined to make the orders saying there was no expert evidence that Tesolin-Mastrosa was at risk of harm or self-harm from further reporting of the case.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>This was despite the author's "deep-seated fear" of attending court and her solicitor's genuine concerns for her wellbeing, the magistrate noted.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Furthermore none of the online threats were elevated enough to warrant the court shielding her identity, he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Any suggestion a magistrate could be influenced by media reports of the matter was also rejected.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Tesolin-Mastrosa did not appear in court for the hearings.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She has pleaded not guilty to possessing, disseminating, and producing child abuse material.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Her matter will return to court on June 5.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>Support is available by calling</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://kidshelpline.com.au/"><strong><span>Kids Helpline</span></strong></a><span> </span><strong><span>on 1800 55 1800.</span></strong><span></span></div></div>