May Baxter-Thornton

May is an Honorary Visiting Fellow who was part of IPPPRI's Victim and Survivor Consultative Panel (VSCP).

Background

May is a survivor of child sexual abuse who has spent the last five years working as a consultant for the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA).

May is an experienced trainer for the Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse, with a focus on working with survivors and intrafamilial abuse. She has a background of supporting victims, and has previously been employed as an advocate for sex working women in South Wales.

May was a Project Worker at the Marie Collins Foundation, where her duties involved working on a range of projects both nationally and internationally, as well as being a representative at IPPPRI.

May will use all her knowledge and experience to ensure the response to victims of technology-assisted child sexual abuse is one that is based in evidence, promotes recovery, and – above all else – does no further harm.