A Territory Families executive admits it was a 'significant failure' the department did not investigate allegations a 12-year-old girl was raped by someone living in the same house, later testing positive to a STD.
A Territory Families senior executive has admitted it was a "significant failure" the organisation did not investigate allegations a 12-year-old girl had been raped by someone living in the same house, later testing positive to an STD.Ms B disclosed alleged sexual assault in 2014 but this was not investigatedWarning: This story contains details which may be distressing for some readers.
"Ms B in particular has had really significant trauma in her life, I would have thought that would be a causal factor in her VSA [Volatile Substance Abuse]," she said. The court heard JK was found sniffing petrol out of soft drink bottles at the age of 11 and sniffing from petrol bowsers by the age of 12.Chief Health Officer takes the stand
Dr Heggie told the court that if he had been made aware of "all the details" in the case of 17-year-old Ms B, he would have taken steps towards providing the child with a management program "within days"."For me personally, I take responsibility that this young person lost her life," he said. NT Health's Richard Campion conceded all three children should have had their cases upwardly referred.Dr Heggie also admitted to signing off on assessment documents that did not meet current health guidelines or the law.
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