Shedding Light – Child Abuse Whistleblower Takes a Stand

25th January 2016

By Amanda Prosser

Guest Writer for Wake Up World

Why isn’t Child Abuse front and centre in all media publications and broadcasts? Our global society is awakening and becoming well aware of the systemic, epidemic and pandemic issues that surround all matters relative to Child Abuse, paedophiles and predators and the issues that block the truth from being centre-stage on all mainstream and alternative media. The subject matter is huge and the impact of leaving the issue unaddressed is nothing short of catastrophic.

My name is Amanda Gabriel Prosser and I am a recognised Australian Child Abuse Whistleblower. In 2011 I made a Mandatory Report as per my professional training. As a secondary Teacher I had a professional obligation to adhere to my professional training and to obey the law. I did what I was trained to do. I obeyed the law. Even if I had not been trained to report Child Abuse, I still would have put Children first and reported the information to a professional agency.

In short, my life after making the first of two Mandatory Reports in 2011, was immediately destroyed, on every level. I had no concept of the journey that I would undertake. The second Mandatory Report information spanned at least thirty five years. To explain it in emotive terms, I walked into an inner hell to be with Children and my conscience would not let me walk out without them. I continue to do what I can.

I knew I had to address what was being negatively impressed upon my life. I told myself I have done what is right, professional training or not. I was seemingly alone in a nightmare not of my making. I would soon meet other Mandatory Reporters who had their lives destroyed as well, again immediately after reporting Child Abuse. What was this nightmare? Did someone have the answers? No but we all had and still have a myriad of questions.

I entered a system of professional agencies. At the beginning I really did not know what was happening but somewhere into the journey which is now at the five year mark and continuing – I realised something was seriously wrong with the current professional paradigm that represents the voice of the Child.

I engaged with many professional agencies in earnest attempts to understand why my life had been destroyed and after meeting other people who had experienced the same destruction – I became more determined to find a professional agency who would address my concerns.

After progressing through many professional agencies and specifically the administrative procedures of the Australian Human Rights Commission I pressed on and attended the Australian Circuit Court of Human Rights. This was a very telling juncture of my Child Abuse Whistleblower journey. Essentially I submitted 245 pages of evidence as per court administrative protocols and as such the Catholic Church legal team were in receipt of my evidence for six months. The day of the Interlocutory Hearing and I found myself arguing a single point of law. I argued a single point of law that was not yet in general use but that was probably due to the (new) point of law not yet being a month old.

When I state that I argued a single point of law that is a literal description. I was not able to engage the services of a legal practitioner and was not eligible for legal aid – I represented myself. I am a university educated (former) operational NSW Police Officer so I applied what skills I already possessed and court staff assisted me with ensuring my documentation was submitted correctly and accepted into evidence.

I did not win the actual case however I did set a precedent in that I have made valuable information and evidence a matter of public record. It stands to reason that.....

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