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The Christchurch Civic
Creche Case |
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The article about the children
from the Christchurch civic creche (Feb 24) raised salient points. We, the staff of the creche,
always wondered if the moneys paid by ACC would stop parents from
acknowledging the huge injustice to their children and staff of the creche,
in case they had to pay it back, as highlighted in this article. David is being very realistic in
laying the responsibility of his son's behavioural problems with the boy's
mother. She refused to believe her son
when he said nothing had happened and demanded he tell her everything. Then
she directly questioned him about the alleged sexual abuse, against the
police's advice (The Press, Dec 8, 1993). The dilemma for some of the
parents, about the decision they made over a decade ago and the realisation
that it was wrong, must be hard to come to terms with. But over the years we
have heard news of families who now believe they and their children's trust
were abused by the then Social Welfare Department.
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