Detention centre child sex abuse claims number in dozens

By Sarah Whyte
Updated September 30 2014 - 10:13pm, first published 8:35pm
Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young  Photo: Andrew Meares
Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young Photo: Andrew Meares
Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young  Photo: Andrew Meares
Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young Photo: Andrew Meares
Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young  Photo: Andrew Meares
Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young Photo: Andrew Meares
Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young  Photo: Andrew Meares
Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young Photo: Andrew Meares
Asylum seekers at Nauru detention centre. A worker at the controversial centre told Fairfax Media that she often saw children sitting on guards' laps late at night. Photo: Angela Wylie
Asylum seekers at Nauru detention centre. A worker at the controversial centre told Fairfax Media that she often saw children sitting on guards' laps late at night. Photo: Angela Wylie

Allegations of 33 cases of sexual abuse involving children in detention centres in Australia have emerged.