Far North man charged over alleged sexual offences against disabled client

A former disability support worker has been charged with sexual offences allegedly committed against an adult client over a nine-month period in Far North Queensland.

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A former Queensland disability support worker has been charged with 12 sexual offences allegedly committed against an adult client over a nine-month period.

Following an investigation and complaint received, Tablelands Child Protection and Investigation Unit detectives arrested a Tablelands man on Wednesday.

It will be alleged the man, in his capacity as a disability support worker, groomed a client and engaged in abuse of a person with an impairment of the mind from June 2022 to February 2023.

The man was charged with six counts of indecent dealing with a person with an impairment of the mind as carer, three counts of unlawful carnal knowledge of a person with an impairment of the mind as carer, two counts of permit a person with an impairment of the mind to commit to indecently deal with as carer, and one count of procure a person with an impairment of the mind to commit an indecent act as carer.

The man was released on bail and is due to appear in court on July 2.

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Originally published as Far North man charged over alleged sexual offences against disabled client