Queensland woman convicted for failing to report husband's alleged sexual offences against eight-year-old daughter
1 month ago

Queensland woman convicted for failing to report husband's alleged sexual offences against eight-year-old daughter

ABC  

A Sunshine Coast woman is one of the first to be sentenced under new Queensland legislation mandating the reporting of child sexual abuse. The 50-year-old woman, who cannot be named, pleaded guilty to one count of failure to report belief of a child sexual offence. Maroochydore Magistrates Court heard the woman obtained information in September or October last year leading to a reasonable belief that her husband had sexually abused their eight-year-old daughter multiple times. 'Inexplicable' that abuse continued Defence solicitor Kylie Anderson told the court her client had not been charged with failure to protect a child from a child sexual offence, which was a more serious offence carrying a maximum sentence of five years' imprisonment.

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