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… the clergy myself. Because we were a very deeply Roman Catholic family. I think Dad would've been very proud if one of his boys had joined the Church.' Brother Tarrant spent time grooming both Chris and … the clergy myself. Because we were a very deeply Roman Catholic family. I think Dad would've been very proud if one …

… Russell would return home to his family. They were strict Catholics and he did not feel he could tell them about what … As yet he has not made a formal report to police or the Church, but he has now sought advice about his legal … process is to help to stop the bastards, and to have the Catholic Church held accountable for the crimes of Brother …

… story In the early 1970s, Eugene won a scholarship to a Catholic high school in Melbourne. He did his best to … about his cancelled scholarship and decided to contact the Church. Eugene said that they immediately assumed he was … He told the Commissioner that he hopes in future the Catholic Church will ‘focus on the individual’s emotional …

… the abuse again, this time to his mother. She was a devout Catholic, a ‘bead fiddler par excellence’, and refused to … park’ compared to some of his subsequent dealings with the Catholic Church. When Gannon went to the police, he learnt that …

… back to the 1970s when he was a nine-year-old student at a Catholic school. Brother Laurie was a charismatic teacher … him and their young kids. So Edmond decided to sue the Catholic Church. It turned out to be an ugly, cynical and …

… illness. In the early 1980s Tarina started Grade 5 at a Catholic primary school in Melbourne. Father John Hughes … the police. She has also not considered engaging with the Catholic Church through any of their redress schemes. ‘I was never …

… did not realise he was committing. His very poor, devoutly Catholic parents were upset and asked the local Salesian … He is convinced that the Salesians and others in the Church would have known boys were being severely physically … that nobody in authority knew about it ... I think the Catholic Church is just beyond redemption.’ … Wesley was in …

… the late 1950s, when Gena was nine, she spent a year at a Catholic primary school in Sydney. ‘From what my mother was … counselling, and has no interest in going through the Church’s Towards Healing process. ‘I don’t have any faith in … I know, but that’s how I feel. ‘I would like to see the Catholic Church shown for what they really are. I’m not …

… did to me”. You always want that.’ Matthew was one of three Catholic Brothers who sexually abused Hayden while he was a … ring.’ Hayden decided to get help and contacted the Catholic Church. At this stage he had no specific plans and hadn’t …

… of sex as being like super glue.’ Kristen was born in a Catholic refuge in the early 1960s, and adopted out within a week to a Catholic family. When she was around 11 Kristen started to … had a powerful impact on Kristen’s relationship with the Church. ‘I realised there was no such thing as love and that …