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… public school failed to measure up, she sent Charlotte to a Catholic school near the family’s home in regional New South … ‘I think Tony asked was it actual intercourse, in his very Catholic way, and the principal said yes, it happened four … of crime compensation payment, then she sued the Catholic Church. She found this process unnecessarily painful as the …

… wards of the state. They were placed in an orphanage run by Catholic nuns in regional Victoria. Audrey told the … started drinking heavily. Eventually she contacted the Catholic Church and attended an appointment where she was shown …

… house because of his job and her mother, who was a staunch Catholic, became very friendly with the local priest, a man … blame myself.’ Ashlee has not approached the police or the Catholic Church about the abuse, and she doesn’t plan to. She doesn’t …

… Bevan was the oldest of three siblings in a very strict Catholic family. ‘We were told from a very early age that … it with his father, who had worked professionally for the Catholic Church in Melbourne. ‘I said, “Would you have believed me?” …

… stories. Tracey: Tracey's story takes place at a Uniting Church school in the 1980s. Tracey was 15 years old. Stan: … Scott was 12 years old. Natalie: Natalie's story features a Catholic priest who visited Natalie's primary school in the … Scott was 12 years old. Natalie: Natalie's story features a Catholic priest who visited Natalie's primary school in the …

… Alfie's story Alfie was an eight-year-old altar boy at the church attached to his orphanage in Queensland when Father … in reporting the abuse to the police nor contacting the Catholic Church. He has never sought counselling and didn’t … in reporting the abuse to the police nor contacting the Catholic Church. He has never sought counselling and didn’t …

… was living north of Melbourne, near a college run by a Catholic order. ‘My grandmother worked there and I just used … receiving some counselling Wyn decided to engage with the Church’s Towards Healing program. He gave a statement, then … was living north of Melbourne, near a college run by a Catholic order. ‘My grandmother worked there and I just used …

… Brian was eight months old, he and Johnny were placed in a Catholic-run children’s home in a small Victorian town. ‘I … and he masturbated himself. I just recall then leaving the church, and I was staggering back to the boys’ wing – I was … sexually abused. As a 14-year-old he was moved to another Catholic-run home for boys, where he remained for about …

… Fleur wanted to be an altar girl. Her family were devout Catholics, and it was while she was preparing for confession at their local church in Victoria that Fleur came into contact with the … Fleur wanted to be an altar girl. Her family were devout Catholics, and it was while she was preparing for confession …

… were very supportive. They were beautiful parents, poor as church mice but they did the right thing by us.’ Malcolm’s … suspended sentence. In the mid-2000s Malcolm approached the Catholic Church for compensation. He received payment from … suspended sentence. In the mid-2000s Malcolm approached the Catholic Church for compensation. He received payment from …