Article 5XQ6G ‘Devastating’: woman with a disability met with disbelief after sexual assault, royal commission hears

‘Devastating’: woman with a disability met with disbelief after sexual assault, royal commission hears

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Eden Gillespie
from World news | The Guardian on (#5XQ6G)

A worker at Anglicare facility tried to tell victim that assault didn't happen, commission told

Anglicare took three years to apologise for failing to report the sexual assault of young woman with a disability to police, a royal commission has heard.

After voicing their concerns during an audit last year, Niky* and her family received a written apology from the organisation for the mishandling of the assault, which occurred in 2018.

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