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Keelie McMahon can’t understand why police ignored years of allegations against paedophile nurse James Geoffrey Griffin
Keelie McMahon is angry and cannot fathom why it took so long for Tasmania Police to charge a paediatric nurse with child sex offences, as complaints piled up against him.
Key points:
- Keelie McMahon says paedophile nurse James Griffin abused her when she was 14
- Ms McMahon is angry police failed to take action against Griffin sooner
- Tasmania’s Sexual Assault Support Service says it has had a 74 per cent increase in demand in five years
For years, James Geoffrey Griffin worked as a registered nurse at the Paediatric Centre at the Launceston General Hospital (LGH), on the Spirit of Tasmania ferry and at the Ashley Youth Detention Centre. He also worked as a massage therapist for children’s sporting teams.
In September 2019, Griffin, aged 69, was…
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