Furious parents have demanded that a model and actress charged with sexually abusing a boy be kept away from other children when they dropped her son off at an elite public school.
In a letter to the Adelaide newspaper The advertiserParents say an elite private school is ignoring their concerns about Megan Skye Blancada, who is accused of child sex abuse and possession of child exploitation material.
bLancada, who stars in the hit Australian horror film Wolf Creek and a number of other productions, and works as a bikini model and beauty influencer on social media, is charged with child sex abuse and possession of child exploitation material.
Although the parents BLancada, 34, has yet to be found guilty. They believe she would be treated differently if she were a man taking their child to the school, which cannot be named for legal reasons.
Model and actress Megan Skye Blancada, 34, is charged with child sex abuse and possession of child exploitation material
They claim their concerns are being ignored by school officials.
“This woman currently has easy access to the children at our school and I am very concerned about the other children,” the letter said.
“I can’t help but believe that if (Blancada) were a man, (she) would also be banned from school grounds and dealing with children (until the charges are resolved).
‘A teacher told us that Megan had been reported to school management and concerns had been raised about her, but these were ignored.’
However, the principal told The Advertiser that all proper protocols, as provided by South Australian Frpolice and the Ministry of Child Protection were followed.
Blancada was banned from all school grounds and facilities, the principal said.
“We were made aware of her allegations last year and received an update from the Ministry of Child Protection this year,” the director said.
‘(The ban) took place in a two-step process, where she was banned from (part of) our site from November or December… the police were fully informed and offered us advice on this.
Parents are concerned that Ms. Blancada is being treated differently than an accused man
“Blancada was able to take her own child to school, but was banned from the entire site when we found out her charges had been increased in February this year.”
The principal said the charges against Blancada did not relate to the school environment.
On Monday, Blancada appeared in the Adelaide Magistrates Court to be charged with sexual abuse of a boy under 16 and possession of child exploitation material.
Police alleged her offending took place between July 30, 2021 and November 6, 2023, in far north Adelaide, court documents show.
In online profiles, Blancada, 34, advertises herself as a fitness model and promotes her roles in films such as Hey Hey Its Esther and Wolf Creek.
Blancada claims to have modeled for Mitsubishi and Bank SA and is the author of a novel called Shadow Hunters: Shadows in the Wall.
In her online profile, the Adelaide-born model also says she “likes to keep her private life to herself while maintaining a low profile.”