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Survivor of serial sexual abuser James Geoffrey Griffin calls for national review
A victim of a nurse who preyed on and abused sick children in the Launceston General Hospital has called for a national review into how that abuse was allowed to continue for more than 10 years.
Key points:
- Keelie McMahon, who was abused by nurse James Geoffrey Griffin, is calling for a national review into how that abuse could continue despite complaints against him
- An internal review revealed Tasmania Police first knew of complaints against Griffin in 2009 but didn’t charge him until 2019
- A Commission of Inquiry into child abuse in Tasmanian state services will begin later this year
An internal investigation by Tasmania Police into why action was not taken sooner when complaints were made about nurse James Geoffrey Griffin has found…
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