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Australian Girl Sold For Sex To Sue Govt
An Australian girl who was sold for sex while in state care is planning to sue the government of Tasmania. She was forced to have sex with as many 200 men last year, and she was only 12 years old at the time. She has since been rescued.
Children's Minister Lin Thorp admitted the Government had failed the girl. "On behalf of the Government I want to formally acknowledge, as the Commissioner's report demonstrates, that our systems, and indeed the broader community, failed this child," she said.
"This young girl was at the time of these offences living with her mother but subject to the care of the state. She was entitled to the protection that any member of our community would expect."
Ms. Thorp also assured the public when the report into her case was released earlier this month that the child was 'moving on' well.
Premier David Bartlett has previously indicated the girl might be eligible for compensation under 2007 legislation, which was designed to compensate wards of the state who were neglected in the 60s and 70s.
In early October 2009, a police investigation was launched as a result of police being notified by the Child Protection Authority.
A man acting as the girl's pimp, Gary Devine, and the girl's mother were both found guilty earlier this year of selling the girl for sex for $100 for half an hour in August and September 2009.
Children's Minister Lin Thorp admitted the Government had failed the girl. "On behalf of the Government I want to formally acknowledge, as the Commissioner's report demonstrates, that our systems, and indeed the broader community, failed this child," she said.
"This young girl was at the time of these offences living with her mother but subject to the care of the state. She was entitled to the protection that any member of our community would expect."
Ms. Thorp also assured the public when the report into her case was released earlier this month that the child was 'moving on' well.
Premier David Bartlett has previously indicated the girl might be eligible for compensation under 2007 legislation, which was designed to compensate wards of the state who were neglected in the 60s and 70s.
In early October 2009, a police investigation was launched as a result of police being notified by the Child Protection Authority.
A man acting as the girl's pimp, Gary Devine, and the girl's mother were both found guilty earlier this year of selling the girl for sex for $100 for half an hour in August and September 2009.
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