SickKids Staff Face Child Exploitation Charges | Toronto News

A SickKids housekeeping employee, 55, has been charged with accessing child sexual abuse material and luring a minor after allegedly sending explicit messages to a 15-year-old via social media. The hospital placed him on leave and he resigned; SickKids called the conduct “unacceptable” and reaffirmed patient safety as top priority. This follows another recent arrest of a physician at the same hospital for similar charges — the two employees were unrelated. In response, SickKids hired KPMG to audit HR and IT systems to improve safeguards against future risks. Both cases remain unproven in court, with the housekeeping employee’s next court date set for July 29. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/f4bd02b2ee98688a