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Victorian Families Hire Au Pair Sparks Safety Concerns
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Three Victorian families say hiring the same au pair, identified only as 'Mary', led to alleged theft, child-safety incidents and false accusations, according to their accounts. The women reported speeding fines, a proposed 20-person music-video shoot at a private home, a child being locked in a bedroom, and a DFFH referral; one family paid about A$500 related to fines. Experts and the Department of Home Affairs urge using reputable agencies and criminal-history checks.
Key Points
- 1Report finds three families hired one au pair who allegedly stole, neglected and escalated conflicts.
- 2Highlights privacy risk from Facebook au-pair listings, enabling identity theft and personal-data harvesting by scammers.
- 3Urges practitioners to require reputable agencies, international police checks, visa verification and robust references.
Scoring Rationale
Investigative reporting highlights clear safety and privacy risks; limited scope from a few regional cases.
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