Child protection workers have been reported over concerns about the care of their own children - and they are able to access those files, it has emerged.
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Child Protection Minister Rachel Sanderson condemned for not proactively seeking information on abuse in state care
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FebFebruary 2021 at 7:38am
Minister for Child Protection Rachel Sanderson has asked the department to investigate any other potential cases of child abuse she has not been made aware of.
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South Australia s Child Protection Minister Rachel Sanderson has been accused of failing in her responsibility to find out about offences against children under guardianship.
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The review was ordered following revelations the Child Protection Minister only learned of the sexual abuse through media reports.
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Child Protection Minister Rachel Sanderson again unaware of sexual abuse of girl in state care
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DecDecember 2020 at 7:43am
Minister for Child Protection Rachel Sanderson has asked the department to investigate any other potential cases of child abuse she has not been made aware of.
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South Australia s Child Protection Minister has revealed she did not know about the sexual abuse of a young girl in state care until after media enquiries were made the second such scenario in just three months.
Paedophile jailed for maintaining sexual relationship with pregnant teenager in state care
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Philip Edwin McIntosh was sentenced in the District Court.
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A paedophile who was living with his victim while she was in state care resumed a sexual relationship with the pregnant young teenager after he was arrested and then released from police custody.
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Philip Edwin McIntosh pleaded guilty in the SA District Court to child sex offences
His victim was aged either 13 or 14 when he started contacting her and then moved in with her
McIntosh received a discounted sentence because of his early guilty pleas