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Alleged assault of Queensland aged care resident not reported to police for five years

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The royal commission into aged care has started in Adelaide.(ABC Southern Qld: Peter Gunders)

The ABC can reveal that an aged care resident in a Queensland government run residential facility was allegedly sexually abused by a staff member and the allegations weren't reported to police for five years.

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Trevor Lennox, husband of aged care resident Nancy Lennox
Dr Catherine Barrett, Celebrate Ageing
Yvette D'ath, Queensland Health Minister

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