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Victorian government pays highest ever non-court settlement for child sex abuse survivor A Victorian man has been paid $2.71m in the highest ever non-court settlement for a child sex abuse survivor from the state government. The man, who wants to be only known publicly as Butch, was sexually abused as a ten-year-old by a prisoner […]

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Max Jones suing Aussie basketballer Jock Landale over alleged high school assault Arnold Thomas & Becker is acting on behalf of Max Jones who is taking legal action against his old school and Australian NBA star Jock Landale over an alleged assault when they were at high school together a decade ago. Max Jones, son […]

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Sam Newman’s son Max Jones settles with NBA player Jock Landale over incident at Geelong Grammar The son of AFL great Sam Newman, NBA star Jock Landale and their former exclusive private school have avoided facing off at trial over an alleged violent assault when the pair were schoolmates. Max Jones launched legal action against […]

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Brian McKiterick paid out by Christian Brothers, Vincentian Fathers after institutional sexual abuse A former Surf Coast mayor won a $550,000 settlement from two Catholic religious orders five days before his institutional abuse case was due to begin in the Supreme Court. Brian McKiterick reached the settlement with the Christian Brothers and Vincentian Fathers after […]

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Anglican Church sued over alleged failures with pedo youth group leader The Anglican Church is being sued over allegations it enabled child sex abuse by allowing a pedophile to lead a youth group in the 1980s. Barry Watson, who was jailed for sexually abusing children before taking his own life as he faced further charges, […]

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State response to Commission child sexual abuse inquiry ‘could fall short’ Tasmanian victim-survivors of institutional child sexual abuse feel they are being kept in the dark as they wait for the Commission of Inquiry (COI) to deliver its final report ahead of the formal closing of the inquiry this week. Arnold Thomas & Becker Principal […]

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Man takes legal action for alleged abuse at Launceston General Hospital A man who allegedly experienced sexual abuse from a male paediatric nurse at the Launceston General Hospital (LGH) is taking legal action against the State of Tasmania. The civil lawsuit relates to alleged abuse that he experienced in 1989 as a child patient at […]

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State care abuse: Indigenous man reveals horror treatment in hostel A vulnerable Indigenous boy who was routinely raped, physically abused and bullied in state care has reached a $1.3m settlement with the Victorian government.   Quinton, who did not want to use his last name, was sent to the Bert Williams Hostel in Thornbury as […]

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Ex-St Paul’s Technical College student says Christian Brothers ignoring sexual abuse claims A former Ballarat schoolboy says the Christian Brothers have refused to discuss a civil claim he brought against the congregation over alleged historic child sexual abuse. Former St Paul’s Technical College student John, not his real name, launched legal action against the Christian […]

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Shock number of sex abuse claims at Victorian schools Almost 300 former students of 180 Victorian schools are pursuing historic child abuse claims, with each victim potentially due to receive a multimillion-dollar payout.   These include claims against more than 70 state schools, ­revealed by The Herald Sun for the first time.   Experts say […]

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