Jaidyn Leskie babysitter Greg Domaszewicz raising a boy

GREG Domaszewicz, the man once accused of killing a toddler he was babysitting, is raising a child of his own.

GREG Domaszewicz, the man once accused of killing a toddler he was babysitting, is raising a child of his own.

Domaszewicz, who was controversially cleared of killing Moe child Jaidyn Leskie in 1997, has a three-year-old boy.

Mr Domaszewicz, 40, confirmed he has a child but told the Herald Sun: "I don't want to talk about the kid or the missus."

Mr Domaszewicz is raising the child with his partner at a property outside of Melbourne.

Mr Domaszewicz's lawyer, Michael Rafter, said of the boy: "He is a happy, healthy child."

In 2006, State Coroner Graeme Johnstone found Mr Domaszewicz had a role disposing of 13-month-old Jaidyn's body in a dam near Moe - but stopped short of naming him as the child's killer.

The Johnstone inquest heard that Jaidyn's mother, Bilynda Williams, was worried about Mr Domaszewicz's treatment of her son after he left the child in the back yard with three dogs and failed to comfort Jaidyn when he cried.

The coroner recommended authorities produce a guide for parents to help choose safe babysitters.

Community Services Minister Lisa Neville, who launched the guide, said the Department of Human Services would not discuss the case.

"We don't comment on individuals who may or may not be clients of the DHS," a spokesman said.

Child protection workers are understood to have had no involvement with the child.

Child Safety Commissioner Bernie Geary urged anyone with welfare concerns to alert authorities.

"I would really encourage people, if they've got any concerns about the care of a child, to contact the department," he said.

Mr Domaszewicz insists he did not murder Jaidyn, saying he has felt persecuted for the past 10 years.

"It's been so long. People change, things change," he said.

Legal Aid spent about $5800 on legal fees for Mr Domaszewicz over the past decade.

Most of his legal representation has been carried out pro bono, including by Colin Lovitt, QC, who represented Mr Domaszewicz at his murder trial and in other proceedings.

At Mr Domaszewicz's 1998 murder trial, prosecutor Bill Morgan-Payler, QC, accused the former mechanic of being a poor carer.

"We know that this accused man was tragically deficient in the types and abilities needed to care for a small child," he said.

"He spoke of a 14-month-old baby as if he was at least an adolescent."