A 41-year-old disability worker has faced court accused of sexually assaulting two women in his care.
A disability worker has faced court accused of sexually assaulting two women with disabilities in his care.Arjun Kandel is charged with the alleged sexual assault of two women with disabilities in his careMr Kandel will return to court in January
Court documents allege he abused his position of authority and knew the women were vulnerable due to their mental disabilities."The Department of Human Services did not attend court today to offer any support to the family of these new [alleged] victims," he said. "My understanding is the individual has been a DHS employee employed within a unit that has worked across a range of sites," Ms Lensink said.
Ms Lensink said the department had contacted family, guardians and colleagues who might have had contact with the accused over a "lengthy time" but would not confirm if that exceeded 12 months.
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