Education worker charged over decades of child abuse
A 52-year-old former education department worker has been charged. The offences involve a teenage boy between 2007 and 2010.
Dion Ashley Paulsen from the Darling Downs has been charged with several serious crimes. The charges include indecent treatment of a child, unlawful sodomy, and taking a child for immoral purposes.
Paulsen is also charged with breaking an order about electronic access. Police say the alleged offences involved a teenage boy.
They happened between 2007 and 2010. Paulsen worked at education facilities in Toowoomba, the Lockyer Valley and Townsville during that period.
Paulsen remains in custody. Paulsen is next due in court in December.
Detectives are asking anyone with information to come forward.
- teenage boy
- Alleged victim
- 2007 to 2010
- Period of offences
- Toowoomba, Lockyer Valley, Townsville
- Work locations
- 52 years old
- Suspect's age
Why it mattersThe charges are serious and historical. They affect victim support services and police investigations into safeguarding in institutions.
AustraliaQueensland schools and education facilities are now part of an active police investigation, and the Education Department has confirmed support is available for affected students and staff.
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