<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The former commissioner for </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/indigenous-people" rel="" target="_blank" title="First Nations"><span>First Nations</span></a><span> children in the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/australian-capital-territory" rel="" target="_blank" title="ACT"><span>ACT</span></a><span> has alleged she was the victim of sexual assault and harassment while serving in her role.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts had held the position since February 2024, but quit the role at the end of last year, just two years into a five-year term, saying today it was for her " physical and psychological safety."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She has claimed that she suffered from a sexual assault at the hands of an unnamed public servant in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/canberra" rel="" target="_blank" title="Canberra"><span>Canberra</span></a><span>, as well as harassment.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/too-late-to-leave-bushfire-breaks-out-in-hot-windy-conditions-in-northern-victoria/499e06ec-b543-40ce-adcd-d984673f0883" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>'Too late to leave': Bushfire breaks out in hot, windy conditions in northern Victoria</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/petrol-prices-mobil-fined-16million-dollars-for-misleading-statements-about-fuel-national-news/005087c9-95df-40f4-89cc-b4c8e0e9593b" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Mobil fined $16m for misleading customers over 'Synergy' fuel at nine servos</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"During my term I was subjected to sexual harassment and sexual assault in Canberra by a public servant, making it necessary to prioritise my safety. This conduct has no place in any workplace," she alleged.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Turnbull-Roberts did not reveal any specific allegations of abuse. She also claimed the alleged abuse had a significant impact on her health, and rebuffed rumours surrounding her departure.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/vanessa-turnbull-roberts-resignation-act-commissioner-sexual-assault-claims/834915fc-a4d7-4fef-b7c4-147e3e7bff0e" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>UPDATE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/merrylands-stabbing-western-sydney/44aaf498-04eb-4ff3-9fa1-e2f1fef3feed" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>One dead, two fighting for life after 'random' daytime stabbing attack</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This experience has impacted me in ways too shattering for language to fully hold," she said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Her departure from the role was initially announced in the ACT parliament earlier this month by Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Suzanne Orr.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Orr's office and the Office of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People have both been contacted for comment.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><strong><span>NEVER MISS A STORY: Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></strong></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><p><em><strong><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727"><em><strong><span>Apple</span></strong></em></a><span> </span><em><strong><span>and</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1"><em><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></em></a></p></li><li><p><em><strong><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w"><em><strong><span>ticking this box here</span></strong></em></a></p></li><li><p><em><strong><span>Sign up to</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine"><em><strong><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></strong></em></a></p></li></ul></div></div>