Ministers,
In this process (that should not be occurring as I should be safe at work either not seeing child sexual abuse or supported to report it)
I’ve been surveilled with my children.
I’ve been followed.
I’ve been gaslit, threatened & lied to by the MOST senior staff.
1/10
I’ve been retraumatised.
I’ve had the State knowingly caused harm to me.
I’ve been manipulated.
I’ve been threatened.
I’ve had my income ceased for no reason, many times.
I’ve had to pay legal fees to have it reinstated.
I’ve been taken urgently to hospital twice.
2/10
I’ve learnt how cruel people can be.
I’ve spent my families life savings on legal fees to resolve this.
I’ve had 5 forced psych evaluations.
The state made them privileged as they are supportive of me.
I’ve been denied treatment I desperately need.
I kept giving evidence.
3/10
I’ve had my own history of sexual abuse as a small child weaponised against me. Over & over again. I’m proud of what I’ve survived - you are monstrous to insinuate we can’t recover & be successful, brilliant professionals. HOW DARE YOU? Do you know how hard we work to heal?
4/10
I’ve been through whitewashed political investigations designed to distort truth - naively hoping they were going to help the kids.
I’ve been sent to a predatory psychiatrist.
I’ve had a PTSD claim handled by the OSG.
They refuse to confirm who the instructor was. (We know)
5/10
My case was removed from the OSG for reprisal alleged by the COI.
This was soon after the AG told me all was well, no issues there. 👎
Removing this case from the OSG was a direct intervention by a PERSON.
We know you can & have intervened before & must again. Urgently.
6/10
I’ve been psychologically tortured.
My human rights have been abused
I’ve lost my health.
I’m dangerously underweight due to chronic stress.
My adrenals, liver, bp & heart are affected.
We’re in limbo, eager to go home to Tas when our kids will be safe. This isn’t that.
7/10
I’ve given evidence to the COI for 18 months. Being paid far less than my income, because it’s right. Three days a week sometimes. For 18 months.
I gave evidence in hearings, after @jeremyrockliff assured me it would be safe.
It wasn’t safe, at all, but I believed you.
8/10
I’ve been subjected to political cover ups at a DPAC level.
I’ve seen my life be dispensable to Tas Gov.
My BEAUTIFUL kids GRIEVE me.
I GRIEVE me.
@RockliffTeam has destroyed our life. Our sense of safety.
When do you intervene to remedy egregious failures of a process?
9/10
Failure to intervene - when an employees life is at risk as relavent Minister - BECAUSE YOU ALLOWED THIS MUCH HARM TO COME TO THEM FOR REPORTING ABUSE - is a complete dereliction of your duties. This WC process has failed your expectations IN EVERY WAY. #politas@MegWebbTweets
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The proposed apology to be held at Parliament & requiring registration is grossly ignorant of the fact that the majority of Victim Survivors are from AYDC & OOHC - and may struggle with literacy, enclosed spaces, authoritative ppl & buildings - even using computers to register 1/
This apology must be accessible to those it is for. Why is it in your safe space not theirs? Why is it not open to all? Will there be opportunities to respond? That is an important part of offering a meaningful apology. What will you do now, to build the foundations needed.. 2/
..so that people who have been horrendously harmed by the Government; can believe a word of what is said? Will those with criminal records be welcomed into parliament? Or perhaps not offered a ‘limited seat’. Who is this apology for? @CassyOConnorMP@RockliffTeam#politas 3/
@RockliffTeam,
As you try to apologise for CSA in Tas - you’re putting me through court to force a 5th psych eval for an injury incurred at AYDC. Dr shopping & psychological torture. We have 4 reports. But they don’t say what you want.
You know I’ll fight it - I have to. My treaters have said I cannot safely endure it. You know this, but push ahead anyway. To harm me?
If this isn’t reprisal for blowing the whistle on CSA I don’t know what is.
Read the AYDC transcripts. You’ll see my name hundreds of times. 2/
The reason for this, is because I reported child sexual abuse consistently and properly, when no one else would and got bullied, harassed and physically attacked for it.
Still, the legal torture you continue is equally as horrific as being assaulted outside my office. 3/
They request this immediately be rectified. #politas 1/5
They also request this apology is made outside Parliament. This is not an opportunity to score points by putting it on the record.
This is an opportunity to speak to the broken hearts of the most courageous individuals in the State (certainly not limited to the above named) 2/5
To whom, you owe a debt of gratitude. THEY have fought to expose this cesspit of pedophilia. THEY have retraumatised themselves for the greater good and to protect others. THEY have not stopped fighting for the truth even when it's nearly killed them. THEY cannot take this. 3/5
It has been a horrendous week. I’d like to share what I’m feeling & thinking.
Please note that I have worked with AYDC survivors, I am a survivor & the woman at the heart of this conversation is a dear friend of mine who I have watched be broken, repeatedly, this week. 🧵👇
I am inherently biased in this moment. However, I hope to balance this with my professional views as a reform & best practice consultant who is specialised in Trauma Informed Practices.
She is young. Hopeful. Courageous. She reached out, in the hope of answers & healing👇
Her question was read in parliament. It was met with the Minister for Children & Youth, the Attorney General & others groaning & saying “Oh Come on”.
I felt her deflate, she apologised tearily for ever trying to bring this up to have leaders, show survivors how little they care.