FaCS worker Lennard Michael Downes charged with verbally and physically abusing boy

By Shannon Tonkin
Updated January 21 2017 - 1:13pm, first published 11:49am
Leonard Michael Downes leaves Wollongong Local Court. Photo: Shannon Tonkin
Leonard Michael Downes leaves Wollongong Local Court. Photo: Shannon Tonkin

A Family and Community Services worker accused of beating a mute autistic boy was brought undone when the child's parents grew suspicious and sent him to respite care with a tape recorder concealed in his bag, a court has heard.

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