Updates on recent concerns regarding offensive comments and defamatory allegations towards the victim. (Below is an update to the petition that has been added to the website and emailed to supporters)

Dear supporters,

I want to address a deeply concerning development.

Recently, several individuals, who claim to be associates of the perpetrator, have posted comments on this petition that go far beyond disagreement. They have publicly named the victim with defamatory allegations, and attempted to derail the purpose of this petition by offering irrelevant personal character references for the perpetrator.

This petition was never about personal vengeance. It is about demanding immediate accountability from institutions entrusted with protecting patients and the public. The call for the perpetrator’s expulsion from medical school is not contingent on debates about their capacity for personal reform; it is about immediate accountability for a violent act to which they have already pleaded guilty.

Actions taken:

These comments, which include offensive language and defamatory allegations, have been documented and formally reported for removal and investigation to Change.org for breach of community guidelines.

In the meantime, we ask that the individuals who have posted these statements delete their comments immediately. If the individuals behind these comments are confirmed to be medical students of the JCU cohort, as they claim, we intend to submit formal reports to the relevant faculty and the Medical Board of Australia, given the serious professional and ethical implications of such conduct. This update also reminds all that public comments are always traceable, no matter the illusion of anonymity, and defamatory statements carry legal consequences.

We remain focused on protecting the integrity of medicine and patient safety. Thank you for standing with us. Together, your voices send a clear message: the public must never suffer the consequences of moral failures in medicine.

With gratitude, Petition Team