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Ashley Youth Detention Centre staffer accused of rape was not stood down for 10 months, Tasmanian Parliament hears
Management at Tasmania’s Ashley Youth Detention Centre knew a staff member had been accused of a rape for 10 months before standing them down, according to a claim made in Tasmania’s Parliament.
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State Parliament heard new allegations about incidents of sexual abuse at the Ashley Youth Detention Centre.
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Greens Leader Cassy O’Connor claimed a staff member alleged to have been involved in a potential rape was not stood down for 10 months, and that two detainees had allegedly discussed the sexual abuse of a younger detainee with a Coke bottle
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A Greens motion for the facility to close failed
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