Current Investigation of alleged incidents at childcare centres in Point Cook and Essendon

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'I don't think that the public has any idea': Paedophiles have infiltrated child care

The true scale of abuse in Australia's childcare centres has been hidden. With 200,000 pages of previously confidential files, police tip-offs, and evidence from whistleblowers, Four Corners exposes the reality.

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“Paedophiles have infiltrated Australia’s $22 billion childcare industry by exploiting lax regulation, piecemeal oversight and glaring staffing inadequacies, a major Four Corners investigation has uncovered.

The full scale of this crisis has been hidden — until now.

We have identified almost 150 childcare workers convicted, charged, or accused of sexual abuse and inappropriate conduct. Half of the 42 people convicted were sentenced in the past five years alone and another 14 are currently before the courts.

The public records we have pieced together show the rate of offending in childcare is increasing — exposing a system that has allowed predators to thrive.

With barely 15 per cent of reports of child sexual abuse leading to charges and only 2 per cent leading to a conviction, experts say the real number of predators who have worked in child care over the years is likely in the thousands.“

 

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Was any of this known during the royal commission?

 

[Kurve]

Hunting Ground on Four Corners tonight.

They found nearly 150 childcare workers accused or convicted of CSA.

 

[Frank Bunn]

Was any of this known during the royal commission?

Childcare centres were in scope but it wasn't a main focus. The Royal Commission mainly looked into where victims could recollect their abuse. So they might have been between 8 and 14 - in a church, boarding school or youth organisation setting. I think we're looking at an area that was overlooked - because the children are so young that they can't complain, or even be aware that they have been abused.