Lauren Ashley Mastrosa, 34, a Christian charity marketing executive, is fighting child abuse charges over her novel Daddy’s Little Toy, written under the name Tori Woods. The police officer who read the book said it contained “sexual stuff” involving a young child. New South Wales police received a complaint after 21 advance readers got the pre-release digital novel. The story follows 18-year-old Lucy, who works in a toy store and role-plays as a child with an older man. At Blacktown local court, police officer Liam Matson said the book showed offensive content implying a child was involved. Mastrosa’s lawyer, Margaret Cunneen SC, argued Lucy is 18 throughout and what happens is legal role play. She asked if the officer knew about the “daddy dom little girl” fantasy. The officer said he had done “some light reading.” Matson disputed that Lucy was always 18, pointing to parts from a man named Arthur’s view, who wanted Lucy as sweet as she was at age three. “It sounds like he wants a three-year-old to me,” he told the court. “There is sexual stuff in the book that starts when she is three.” Mastrosa shook her head in court as he spoke. He said a spanking scene was assault, but sexual acts or touching only occurred when Lucy was 18. The officer also said police had no formal training on child abuse material under commonwealth law. In a police interview played in court, Mastrosa denied the book had child abuse material. “Hell no, that’s not it,” she said. She said she had stopped publication and did not want to release anything illegal. Only 21 people had received digital copies; no printed books were sent. Magistrate Bree Chisholm heard police arrested Mastrosa without reading the book fully, acting on a Crime Stoppers tip from someone who hadn’t read it all. Cunneen said Mastrosa has no criminal history. Police found no child abuse content on devices except claims from the novel. The hearing continues.