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Subscriber only SENSATIONAL claims of cover ups and corruption in one of Tasmania s major hospitals have come to light, as a man breaks his silence over another alleged paedophile nurse. Ben Felton, 44, was abused by a nurse in Launceston General Hospital as a teenager, according to independent journalist Camille Bianchi, in her podcast The Nurse, where last year she revealed the horrific crimes of James Geoffrey Griffin. Launceston General Hospital nurse James (Jim) Geoffrey Griffin. SOURCE: SUPPLIED Griffin was charged with a dozen child sex abuse offences after 30 years working at the hospital. He committed suicide shortly after he was charged.
Another two Tasmanian public service employees have been stood down pending an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse, with 13 employees now having been stood down since last November.
Tasmanian Labor
High rates of assault and self-harm in youth detention
Rate of repeat offending doubles
There has been a nearly fourfold increase in the level of assault and self-harm incidents reported among troubled young people detained in the state’s youth justice system in the past year.
Despite the government’s repeated claims that it’s improving the circumstances and outcomes for young Tasmanians who end up in detention, the situation continues to deteriorate.
Shadow Child Safety Minister Josh Willie said rather than providing the therapeutic care necessary in these settings, this government and the Minister Roger Jaensch keep on the same failed track.
Tasmanian Government has paid $3.68m in workers compensation to youth detention centre staff since 2015
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Since 2015 there have been 95 workers compensation claims made by employees at the Ashley Youth Detention Centre in northern Tasmania.
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The Tasmanian Government has forked out millions of dollars in workers compensation to staff members at the Ashley Youth Detention Centre in the past five years, documents obtained through a Right to Information request show.
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The youth detention centre has come under increased scrutiny due to claims of understaffing and alleged abuse by workers
The total cost of workers compensation claims at the centre over the past five years is more than $3.5 million