£30,000 in compensation over social worker abuse

A woman who was physically, emotionally and sexually abused by her social worker over a period of nine months has received £30,000 in compensation. As a result of the abuse she suffered a deterioration in her condition and a delay to her recovery from alcohol dependency. Following the suspension and investigation into the social worker, she was obliged to give evidence, an experience she found highly distressing. In the weeks leading up to the hearing, she suffered from severe insomnia, episodic panic and her mind was preoccupied with morbid themes of disclosure, shame, disgrace and humiliation.