Dads in plan to ‘abduct’ children

AN ONLINE group of fathers has urged more than 19,000 members to abduct their children in a co-ordinated strike that would reduce the ability of law enforcement to respond.

The group, Domestic Violence Against Men, posted the call to action asking Australian fathers to ‘‘grab their kids” on December 1 and take them interstate.

The post, made by an administrator of the Facebook group, was published on an open Facebook group on September 12 and is still live on Facebook. It reads: “On the 1st of December every father must grab their kids & run to another state, then report the mother for sexual abuse.”

Fathers were urged in a subsequent post to run as far as they could and to make false claims about the mother.

The following day an administrator of the group posted that the mass abduction would attract media coverage.

“We are going to make headlines no matter what it takes, no one gives a shite about how we are affected or why we #suicide,” he said.

The page purports to be a voice for silenced male victims of domestic violence. The group has welcomed the announced parliamentary inquiry into family law and features many posts highlighting One Nation leader Pauline Hanson, who was controversially appointed deputy chairman of the inquiry.

Following the announcement of the inquiry, several members of the same group wrote warnings to Prime Minister Scott Morrison of an epidemic of suicide and violence if the inquiry failed to do what was right by them.

The owner of the Domestic Violence Against Men page alleges he is a victim of domestic violence and claims he has been falsely accused of committing domestic violence.

ON THE 1ST OF DECEMBER EVERY FATHER MUST GRAB THEIR KIDS & RUN TO ANOTHER STATE, THEN REPORT THE MOTHER FOR SEXUAL ABUSE FACEBOOK GROUP ADMINISTRATOR

When alerted to the group’s call for a mass child abduction, Australian Federal Police would not confirm if police were aware of the threat or if any action had been taken.

But an AFP spokesperson said it was aware of a number of groups that advocated for all sides of family law matters.

“The AFP encourages all parties to resolve family law issues in accordance with the best interests of the children involved and the law,” she said.

She said anyone with concerns regarding the safety or welfare of a child should contact triple-0 or their local police, their lawyer or the Federal Circuit Court of Australia.