She thought it was a scam phone call, but it was a mother's worst nightmare, her daughter was an alleged victim of a paedophile child care worker.
The Australian Federal Police officer asks Kate to confirm her full name, her birthdate, and her parents' names.The phone call from a private number had come through when Kate* was relaxing in her room, on an otherwise uneventful weekday afternoon.Now Kate knows it can't be a scammer — who else would know that?
The night of the phone call, Jane* got home from work, rehashed the conversation her daughter had with the officer, and searched their name online."I just wanted to know that she was a real person, to be a little bit prepared, I didn't think the worst, I didn't jump to any conclusions," Jane said.Jane admits she had pervasive thoughts about it, but mostly she felt impatient.
Beyond grappling with the accusations and the looming charges, the family were now ensnared in a process and system they would have little control over. Earlier this month, the AFP, Queensland police and New South Wales police revealed they had charged a 45-year-old Gold Coast man with 1,623 child abuse offences.
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