age isn’t ‘just a number’
- Written by Kate Cantrell, Senior Lecturer — Writing, Editing, Publishing, University of Southern Queensland
Chinnapong/ShutterstockI was in my mid-twenties and lecturing at QUT when I was sexually assaulted by a student. It was the last Friday of semester. After class, he – a private school boy and writing major – accompanied me to the car park. He had offered to carry my books. When I turned to thank him, he pinned me against the car door...





