Salvation Army hired rapist who struck again, says review clears them
48-year-old Dwayne Douglas Keats. (Photo / ODT)
Salvation Army hired rapist who struck again, says review clears them Tue, 15 Jun 2021, 10:22AM
A religious charity which knowingly employed a rapist says its oversight did not contribute significantly to the next rape he committed.
Despite being on parole after spending seven years in prison, Dwayne Douglas Keats, 48, got a job as a volunteer van driver in Dunedin for the Salvation Army in late 2016.
Through the job he met his next victim whom he subjected to a torrent of violent and sexual abuse.
A mammoth waitlist is blocking patients struggling with substance abuse from accessing a bed at Auckland metro's main public inpatient detox unit.
Instead, those who fall ill waiting for a bed at Pt Chevalier's Pitman House are advised to go to already-overloaded emergency departments.
Meanwhile, Checkpoint has learned some staff are concerned about the medical detox unit's move into Auckland Central.
Nick Truebridge has the story.
A waitlist of nearly two months is blocking patients struggling with substance abuse from getting a bed at Auckland metro's main public inpatient detox unit.
Housing crisis tragedy for the future of children s education, welfare
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Angel Kaur has been on the social housing waiting list for nearly three years, with six months of that in the highest priority group. Photo / Alex Burton
Angel Kaur has been on the social housing waiting list for nearly three years, with six months of that in the highest priority group. Photo / Alex Burton
It was her fourth school in two years.
The fourth time entering a new classroom, catching up to her peers, making new friends, and she d had enough. Tears poured down the primary school pupil s cheeks
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