To go for compensation

[CoffeeIsLife25]

I was living in a women’s refuge facility and was abused by a man who was employed by them. I was vulnerable at the time having just fled an abusive relationship. He gaslighted and manipulated me into a sexual relationship when I finally told my key worker what was happening he blocked me on everything. The organisation have finally held themselves accountable for employing a male that had contact with vulnerable women.

Am I eligible for compensation? How would I go about finding out?

I'm not buying all the consensual stuff. He was working, OP was a vulnerable woman in the care of his employer, they must (should?) have policies regarding sexual realtionships between staff and service users.

I'd also be amazing if no refuges ever employ men.There must be role that would be very difficult to fill if they didn't.

You should definitely make a complaint, I'm not sure it would be worth putting yourself through a compensation claim.

I've never known a male staff member employed - the are usual exempt from offering roles to men under employment legislation. There isn't enough information here to understand what happened. Have you one through their formal complaints process OP?

Pray tell?

It sounds like a consensual relationship; you went along with it so would they pay compensation? Or did he attack you?

Whatever the outcome of this, it’s not consensual when a female vulnerable service user at a hostel is targeted by a male employee. Your post is not just naive as offensive and goading.

Definitely has posted it all before.

No I don't think so. Presumably the nasty piece of work (man) was fired from his job for sleeping with a woman in the refuge, as is right. Actively pursuing the refuge for financial compensation when the service they offered allowed her to escape a bad relationship is incredibly bad taste and would potentially take that opportunity from someone else in the same boat.

Being horribly honest it’s absolutley true that it’s morally abhorrent starting a relationship with a vulnerable woman in a refuge but unfortunately as it was consensual it’s morally wrong but not illegal. Secondly to have any chance of compensation you’d have to prove that the refuge should have reasonably foreseen his behaviour and didn’t act when made aware. That doesn’t seem to be the case either .
maybe talk to those no win no fee solicitors but I think it’s really unlikely you have a strong case. Sorry if that’s not what you wanted to hear

This exact story has definitely been posted before - if it’s not your OP might be worth searching for advice there as a first stop

I thought this too. If it is the same poster the tone has certainly changed, as if I remember correctly, it was about wanting to do the right thing and protect others before. Now, it’s money, and from a refuge of all places.