US EditionChildcare Sexual Abuse Is Mostly Committed by Men—Failing to Recognize that Puts Children at Risk
VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA, JUL 3 – Joshua Dale Brown faces more than 70 charges involving eight children, prompting testing of 1,200 children and urgent government reforms to improve childcare safety and oversight.
- A 26-year-old childcare employee in Point Cook has been charged with over 70 offences, including rape, involving eight alleged victims at the centre.
- The charges followed updated information from the childcare provider on dates and locations where Brown worked, revealing he was present more days than authorities initially reported.
- The case prompted a government recommendation for infectious disease screening and testing of about 1,200 children as a high precautionary measure.
- Associate Professor Jesse Cale said the sector must better scrutinise male workers' backgrounds, noting a register of childcare workers would ease comprehensive checks and prevent loopholes in the Working with Children Check.
- Experts agree preventing abuse is possible through robust safeguarding, balanced male representation, and collective responsibility, while NSW plans reforms including CCTV trials and an independent regulator to enhance child safety.
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childcarecanada.orgChildcare sexual abuse is mostly committed by men. Failing to recognise that puts children at risk
We must recognise that while men make up only a small proportion of childcare workers, they are responsible for the majority of child sexual abuse cases within them.
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