Two Northern Territory foster carers had an Aboriginal baby and toddler removed from their care after making a mandatory report raising concerns the older child had been sexually abused.
Northern Territory foster carer investigated, loses custody of Indigenous infants after raising concerns one of them had been sexually abused
But they say their act of goodwill has turned into a nightmare because of the way they have been treated by the department. Lindy said they had at first only agreed to care for one of the children – a baby who had been removed at birth from her ice-addicted mother. Picture: Supplied Two months later, Lindy received an email informing her the children would be removed from their care and put “in a better environment for their development”.
She said the sexual exploitation allegation was “word-for-word” the same as the concerns they had raised in their own mandatory notification. “Upon reflecting, these two accusations I deny and will continue to deny because they never happened and never would happen in my care,” she said. The department has told them the investigation is still incomplete as they have been unable to interview Denise, even though she was at the meeting.
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