How Could You? Hall of Shame- Australia- Foster Daughter

This will be an archive of heinous actions by those involved in child welfare, foster care and adoption. We forewarn you that these are deeply disturbing stories that may involve sex abuse, murder, kidnapping and other horrendous actions.

From Australia, a foster daughter ” in its care was allowed to regularly leave Yirra House to visit a drug home where she was ultimately raped.”

“Supreme Court justice Jenny Blokland last month sentenced a 45-year-old man to a minimum of five years jail after he filmed himself digitally raping the girl while she slept on his couch in 2013.

The court heard the girl would visit the house regularly with her friends and they would sometimes drink and take drugs.

DCF spokeswoman Lisa Sennett indicated the girl was absconding from the Yirra House facility, but would not confirm this.

The Sunday Territorian asked how the girl was allowed to repeatedly leave; how many absconding incidents have been recorded at Yirra House; if there had been an internal DCF investigation; and if any procedural changes had been made as a result of the girl’s case.

The questions are yet to be addressed.

Children and Families Minister John Elferink has twice spruiked the Country Liberal’s “Commitment to creating an open and transparent child protection system“ in official press releases.”

NT government department silent on rape of girl in care[News.com.au 4/5/15]

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