The offence under s 101(1) of the Children and Community Services Act 2004 (WA) is complete upon engaging in conduct with knowledge that it may result in harm from sexual abuse; proof that sexual abuse actually occurred is not an element of the offence. A conviction under s 101(1) is not necessarily inconsistent with acquittal of a co-accused on the underlying sexual abuse counts where the conviction can be sustained by independent evidence of the accused's conduct.
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