Mum who wrote guide describing rape of infants responds to ‘hatred’ with authorized criticism
After facing an intense backlash and the removal of her bestselling “dark romance” novel “Corps à cœur” from Amazon over explicit scenes of infant rape, author Jessie Auryann has filed a legal complaint
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A mum who came under fire last week after her disturbing “dark romance” novel with explicit scenes of rape with infants has retaliated against her critics and filed a legal complaint. Taking to her Facebook on Tuesday (February 25), Jessie Auryann defended her controversial book, “Corps à cœur (Body to heart)”.
Auryann shared documents on her social media from the law firm Kempf & Ruiz in additional to her own personal Author’s Note. The official statement described the “wave of hatred” and harassment on social media against Auryann following the release of her latest novel.
Her legal counsel and the author herself strongly refute claims that the novel was glamourising child abuse, as per extracts that have been shared online.
In response, Auryann stated that her book is a fictional work intended to denounce, not promote, such atrocities. She further described the book as “the result of months of research into the mechanisms of pedocriminality”, and that “it is intended to break the silence surrounding these crimes”.
She further argued that the book includes a clear warning that it is for informed adult audiences only and is not suitable for minors, as it contains descriptions of traumatic situations and sensitive themes. Nevertheless, “due to threats, insults, and the leaking of her personal data (doxxing), Ms. Auryann has filed a formal legal complaint”.
Her lawyer further stated: “An investigation is underway to identify those responsible. The firm argues that while creative freedom includes the right to shock or disturb, the work should not be “lynched in the public square” based on partial readings or subjective interpretations.
The author concluded: “I wrote this story to break this taboo, to remind people that the Mélinas and the Lucases [victims] exist and are right here, very close to us. Also to say that the guilty parties are not always who we think.
“In many cases, mothers are accomplices and not always under duress. Some choose, consciously, to close their eyes.”
She finally mentioned being deeply moved by news stories of a pedocriminal network dismantled just kilometers from her home that received no national media coverage. She expressed revolt that television focuses on “inflation, war, and cooking”, while remaining silent about “broken children”.
Auryann’s upstetting novel had reached eleventh place among the best- selling books on Amazon. Nevertheless, it was quickly pulled from the platform after a petition calling for its removal gathered over 50,000 signatures.
Several passages from the book went viral on X (formerly Twitter) and TikTok, particularly a scene in which the adult protagonist rapes an infant. These graphic depictions of sexual violence against children sparked outrage on social media and led to widespread calls for the book to be banned.
The petition, launched by literary influencer Anaïs Petrelli, argued that the book confuses “artistic transgression” with “excusing illegal content”, and insisted that “dark romance should not be used as a Trojan horse to normalise child sexual abuse”. While dark romance is a literary genre known for its explicit scenes and the romanticisation of problematic relationships, Corps à cœur shocked many readers who said they were otherwise accustomed to such content, the Daily Star previously reported.
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