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NZ: Dunedin mother ‘unable to sleep’ after DHB shares child’s sexual abuse details

Posted on March 4, 2019 by pogowasright.org

Scott Palmer reports:

A Dunedin mother has had her world destroyed after a nurse accidentally shared horrific details of her child’s sexual abuse with a teacher.

One of her children has already self-harmed repeatedly, and she fears that if personal information is leaked it could lead to tragedy.

“I feel like I’ve failed my children… I’ll never trust [the DHB] again,” the woman told the Otago Daily Times last week.

The sensitive information had apparently been saved onto the computer desktop. From there it was mistakenly forwarded to a Porse childcare teacher via email.

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