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A DISABILITY worker has admitted a 13-year history of sexual abuse against some of the state’s most vulnerable people in a case that has shocked authorities.
Almost of all of Craig Gilbert Handasyde’s victims were unable to communicate, meaning they could never report the abuse.
One of his eight male victims was deaf, blind and mentally impaired.
The men, aged between 25 and 50, were abused between 1998 and 2011 while living in Department of Human Services disability supported accommodation.
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Instead he walked around their homes naked, climbed into bed with them at night, and masturbated some of them.
Some tried to ask him to stop by pushing him away, but it didn’t deter him.
.......Mr Handasysde, a devout Christian, handed himself into police late last year because it was important for his faith.
No complaints had been made about him and there were no investigations into any misconduct.
But in a lengthy interview with police he detailed his offending over 13 years that led to his voluntary resignation from DHS in 2013.
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Following the confession police charged Mr Handasyde with 19 counts of indecent acts by a carer.
His lawyer told a summary jurisdiction application hearing today that Mr Handasyde’s matter should be dealt with by a magistrate.
He said the offending, while serious, would never have been uncovered if Mr Handsayde didn’t hand himself in, and that a magistrate could impose an appropriate sentence.
But magistrate Anne Collins refused the application and said Mr Handasyde’s case would have to be dealt with by a County Court judge.
Ms Collins said while a magistrate could impose a prison term of five years, and accepted it was unlikely Mr Handasyde’s sentence would exceed that, she said the offending was too serious.
She said the abuse was a serious example of a gross breach of trust against citizens who were “more vulnerable than children”.
They had been “open to exploitation” and Mr Handasyde, who always acted alone, had taken advantage of them.
Mr Handasyde’s lawyer said he would plead guilty over the offending at a hearing next month.
Mr Handasyde, who is on bail, is listed with the Disability Worker Exclusion Scheme, which means he is not permitted to gain further employment in disability supported accommodation.
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