The head of a disability support service that employed a man who attempted to rape one of their clients has defended the company’s processes. David Jack Peter Cottam, 24, was sentenced to three year’s imprisonment on Friday for trying to have sex with a severely disabled woman on Boxing Day 2016. The incident occurred at a shared accommodation facility in Townsville, operated by Cootharinga North Queensland. Cottam was employed by Cootharinga to care for his victim but attempted to manoeuvre her body to have sex with him when he was supposed to be assisting her in the shower.
