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Coercive control - was I ignored because I鈥檓 a man?

'Jack' believes authorities missed the red flags in his ex-girlfriend's coercive and controlling behaviour because he鈥檚 a man. This is his story.

It wasn't long before her controlling behaviour started to creep in.

'Jack' - not his real name - says his ex-girlfriend belittled him and monitored his every move, leading him to isolate from friends and family.

In this episode of 5 Minutes On, Jack's been telling 麻豆社 investigative reporter Anna Collinson why, despite coercive control being made a crime nearly a decade ago, he believes authorities missed the red flags in his case.

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