Ayla
16-09-2008, 11:02 AM
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24346994-1248,00.html
More reports of school sex assaults
September 15, 2008 10:21am
Article from: AAP
A BRISBANE grandmother has come forward with more claims of sexual assaults at a school being dismissed by police and the school because the alleged offenders were underage.
The woman, only identified as Maureen, today told ABC radio her six-year-old grandson and two others were sexually assaulted by four older boys at a school toilet block in May.
"It was completely dismissed by the principal at the school," she said.
"We had to take it further and any action taken (was) taken by the families involved and then the school ducked for cover.
"The deputy principal apparently conducted interviews.
"Can you imagine a six-year-old boy in a principal's office being asked questions that are really inappropriate about being touched on the genitals - the whole thing was conducted atrociously."
Maureen's claims come after Queensland Education Minister Rod Welford last week invited parents with information about sexual incidents in schools to come forward.
It was last week reported children as young as six had been involved in sex acts with their classmates.
Maureen said it took six weeks before Mr Welford would talk to the victims' parents, who reported the incident to the police.
"The police report said the matter was unfounded as all involved children were under the age of criminal responsibility and therefore no offence can be identified," she said.
She claimed to have received more than 20 calls from parents of victims at other schools.
Mr Welford said Maureen's grandson's case was investigated, but police were unable to establish that an assault took place.
He said the case would not be investigated again, but an audit of the seven cases of assaults identified in the past two years would be conducted.
"I have asked my ethical standards unit to look at all the cases over the last couple of years and check what procedures were followed and whether ... policy procedures were properly followed," Mr Welford said.
The Courier-Mail last week reported three boys aged six ran a "sex club" at a Brisbane state school, demanding and receiving sexual favours.
On the Sunshine Coast, a gang of nine-year-old boys used lollies to entice other students to perform sexual favours, the newspaper claimed.
Earlier last week it was reported the principal of a country school, where a seven-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by a classmate in May, dismissed the attack as "childhood experiment" and failed to contact parents or police.
More reports of school sex assaults
September 15, 2008 10:21am
Article from: AAP
A BRISBANE grandmother has come forward with more claims of sexual assaults at a school being dismissed by police and the school because the alleged offenders were underage.
The woman, only identified as Maureen, today told ABC radio her six-year-old grandson and two others were sexually assaulted by four older boys at a school toilet block in May.
"It was completely dismissed by the principal at the school," she said.
"We had to take it further and any action taken (was) taken by the families involved and then the school ducked for cover.
"The deputy principal apparently conducted interviews.
"Can you imagine a six-year-old boy in a principal's office being asked questions that are really inappropriate about being touched on the genitals - the whole thing was conducted atrociously."
Maureen's claims come after Queensland Education Minister Rod Welford last week invited parents with information about sexual incidents in schools to come forward.
It was last week reported children as young as six had been involved in sex acts with their classmates.
Maureen said it took six weeks before Mr Welford would talk to the victims' parents, who reported the incident to the police.
"The police report said the matter was unfounded as all involved children were under the age of criminal responsibility and therefore no offence can be identified," she said.
She claimed to have received more than 20 calls from parents of victims at other schools.
Mr Welford said Maureen's grandson's case was investigated, but police were unable to establish that an assault took place.
He said the case would not be investigated again, but an audit of the seven cases of assaults identified in the past two years would be conducted.
"I have asked my ethical standards unit to look at all the cases over the last couple of years and check what procedures were followed and whether ... policy procedures were properly followed," Mr Welford said.
The Courier-Mail last week reported three boys aged six ran a "sex club" at a Brisbane state school, demanding and receiving sexual favours.
On the Sunshine Coast, a gang of nine-year-old boys used lollies to entice other students to perform sexual favours, the newspaper claimed.
Earlier last week it was reported the principal of a country school, where a seven-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by a classmate in May, dismissed the attack as "childhood experiment" and failed to contact parents or police.