A top executive at the embattled childcare giant Affinity Education repeatedly told parents whose children attended a centre where alleged paedophile Joshua Brown worked to stop being emotional.

Parents were left distressed by chief operating officer Nishad Alani’s behaviour during a meeting in July to address safety concerns, which they described as dismissive, highly inappropriate and undermining.

Nishad Alani apologised after parents were left distressed by his behaviour during a July meeting. Credit: Stephen Kiprillis

Alani, a 53-year-old Brisbane-based executive, was visiting at the request of families who had learned Brown, now facing 73 charges including child rape, had worked at 12 Affinity-operated centres.

They also wanted other safety concerns addressed, including Af

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