The disability royal commission tells one of Australia's largest disability service providers to consider paying financial compensation to a woman who was sexually assaulted by one of their support workers.
The disability royal commission has told one of Australia's largest disability service providers to consider paying financial compensation to a woman who was sexually assaulted by one of their support workers.
It is the first time in the commission's almost five-year history that it has specifically recommended a person with disability receive a monetary payment. During that hearing, the royal commission was told Natalie, who uses a wheelchair, was sexually assaulted by a male support worker while in one of LWB's group homes.She moved into the LWB group home near Lismore in 2012.Her mother, known as Jennifer, had requested that all of Natalie's personal care be carried out by female support workers.In 2015, Jennifer was contacted by LWB and informed police were investigating an indecent assault on Natalie by a male support worker.
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