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News.com.au
09-05-2025
- News.com.au
Former Ashley Youth Detention Centre worker charge for alleged historical sexual abuse of children
A former youth detention worker has been charged with 11 counts of rape dating back to the 1970s. Tasmania Police allege an instance of abuse occurred at the Ashley Youth Detention Centre in Tasmania between 1990 and 2021 while the man was an employee, and other instances occurred between 1974 and 1982. A 64-year old Tasmanian man has been charged with serious sexual offences and child sexual abuse following an investigation by Taskforce Artemis detectives. He will appear in the Launceston Magistrates Court on June 11 to face 11 counts of rape, 3 counts of indecent assault and 2 counts of indecency. Tasmania Police Commissioner Donna Adams said the charges related to three victim-survivors. A statement from police on Friday said the charges stemmed from matters that were investigated as part of the Commission of Inquiry into the state government's responses to child sexual abuse in institutional settings. 'As the matter is now before the courts, no further comment will be made,' a spokesman said. The taskforce is a specialist team investigating child abuse allegations from the Commission of Inquiry that works closely with government agencies to hold alleged perpetrators to account. The inquiry found widespread systematic abuse was experienced by some the children and young people held at the Ashley Youth Detention Centre which is located in a remote area. Police encouraged anyone with information about any form of sexual abuse, regardless of the passage of time, to come forward and report it to Crime Stoppers Tasmania or directly to police.
ABC News
09-05-2025
- ABC News
Former Ashley Youth Detention Centre employee charged over alleged rapes, abuse
A former employee of Tasmania's notorious Ashley Youth Detention Centre has been arrested over alleged serious sexual offences, including child sexual abuse, while he was working at the centre. In a statement on Friday, Tasmania Police said a 64-year-old man would appear in court on June 11 to face charges of 11 counts of rape, three counts of indecent assault and two counts of indecency after an investigation by Taskforce Artemis. Tasmania Police Commissioner Donna Adams said the charges against the man related to "three victim-survivors". Police said the charges have "stemmed directly from matters that were investigated as a result of the Commission of Inquiry into the Tasmanian Government's Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in Institutional Settings". "Some instances of abuse are alleged to have taken place between 1974 and 1982, while another instance of abuse is alleged to have occurred at the Ashley Youth Detention Centre between 1990 and 2021 while the man was an employee," the police statement said. Police said Taskforce Artemis was a "specialist police team investigating child abuse allegations from the commission of inquiry". "The taskforce is working closely with government agencies to share information, support victim-survivors, and hold alleged perpetrators to account through an intelligence-led approach.
