A former high-ranking St John Ambulance officer found guilty of sexually pursuing teenage cadets could be free to return to work in less than seven years, after he argued he would be an 'excellent, well-qualified' nurse.
A former high-ranking St John Ambulance officer found guilty of sexually pursuing teenage cadets could be free to return to work as a nurse in less than seven years.He was banned from providing services to adults for eight years, backdated to April 2019Daniel Patrick Symons says he would be an "excellent, well-qualified" nurse, but South Australia's Civil and Administrative Tribunal found he had not accepted his guilt and did not understand the qualities required for the job.
The usual age of consent in South Australia is 17, but when one of the parties is in a "position of authority" — as Symons was found to be — the age of consent increases to 18. He added that "but for the offending [he would have] provided the South Australian Health system with an excellent, well-qualified nurse".But the tribunal was not convinced, and said Symons had shown he did not understand the qualities required to be a nurse.
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