 Newman's adopted son, who was 17 at the time, and a witness to the killing, was cleared of all charges, and his identity remains suppressed.After the trial, Sonya Ryan helped to set up "The Carly Ryan Foundation", a non profit charity created to promote internet safety.In 2013, the Foundation began lobbying for a legal change to improve the protection of minors online, particularly given that 25% of teenage Australians are being contacted online by people they do not know.