Alleged abuser in child job

A HEALTH board worker who was put on sick leave for 17 months while under investigation for child sex abuse was returned to a post in which he continued to have access to children, an independent report has found.

The man, who is alleged to have abused three children, was also a volunteer with a number of community groups. Just two of these groups were informed of the probe, the report found.

The alleged abuse, which first came to the board’s attention in September 1999, happened outside the workplace, but the man is still employed by the board.