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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Hannah Neale

Business discovered key safety check forgery after 'ill treatment' of child complaint

A man with a history of sexual crimes was found to have forged mandatory safety check documents when he was stood down from a job after being accused of mistreating children in care.

Gael Kita, 30, forged his Working With Vulnerable People (WWVP) registration card and national police check when he was employed by Capability Support in Canberra for about a month in 2024.

Kita had a criminal history of sexual crimes which prevented him from being able to work in the industry, but relied on the forged documents to hold the job working with children aged between 12 and 17. At times he was alone with them.

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