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It is not uncommon for families to employ sex workers to satisfy the sexual urges of intellectually impaired people, Independent Nursing Practice director Annette Milligan says.
She was commenting on claims that six workers, employed by a company contracted by the Ministry of Health to provide disability support services to about 45 people in the Nelson region, were ordered to help intellectually impaired people in their care to masturbate.
Nelson MP Nick Smith says he has lodged an official complaint with Health Minister David Cunliffe and seeks an independent inquiry.
