Social workers put the rights of a teenage sex offender
over those of the foster family whose children he went on
to abuse, a report has found.
The married couple who welcomed the 19-year-old into their
home were not told of his sexual interest in minors.
They only discovered the truth after he raped their two-year-old
son and molested their nine-year-old daughter.
Yesterday, social services admitted they had withheld the
information because they considered the paedophile to be 'the
one in need of protection'.
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Their shocking error emerged earlier this year after the disturbed
teenager was given an indeterminate prison sentence for his
crimes.
A court heard the couple had agreed to look after the then
18-year-old for a scheme known as Adult Placement Service,
hoping he could be a 'big brother' to their two young children.
