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… when Nathaniel was 12, he began high school at a private Catholic college in regional Victoria. Discipline at the … After he was released from jail, Nathaniel contacted the Catholic Church’s Towards Healing program. The first person he spoke …

… government primary school as the only other school was Catholic and his family were not religious. When Gregor was … invited a priest, who Gregor believes was from the nearby Catholic school, to teach the children. It was the first … about coming to the Royal Commission, because the Church is a powerful institution. But in the end I just felt …

… can remember. Some of these homes were state-run, some were Catholic; some were fun places where he got to swim and fish … action against the South Australian Government and the Catholic Church. ‘I wasn’t originally wanting compensation when I …

… in the early 1970s, Dermot was a student at the Sydney Catholic boys’ high school all his brothers had gone to. The … what I mean?’ After Spring’s conviction, Dermot contacted a Catholic Church office but the person with whom he spoke was …

… Edwin's story Even though they weren’t Catholic, Edwin and his older brothers were sent to board at … also abusing two or three other boys, all of whom were not Catholic. He wonders whether this was perhaps because … conscience was less disturbed than if he’d abused a Church member, or because he could be sure that the …

… Siobhan's story Siobhan was born into a Catholic family in Melbourne in the 1960s. She told the … later when Siobhan decided to bring her complaint to the Catholic Church through its Towards Healing process. They offered her …

… sent to live in a Melbourne orphanage run by an order of Catholic nuns. ‘I had never seen a nun … I had no idea what … with the results. She eventually received a letter from the Catholic Church saying her claims of abuse had been investigated and …

… she now had a new family and soon after, he was sent to a Catholic boys’ home in Western Australia run by the … jailed for his crimes. Darby then approached the Catholic Church about the abuse he endured in the homes. He …

… and took up rugby instead. One of the teachers at his Catholic primary school was the coach and training was held … industry. He recently filed a complaint with the Catholic Church about his abuse, and was offered four free …

… story Kara grew up on a large farm owned by her wealthy Catholic family. Her mother had a close relationship with … most of her life. He asked her why she had been avoiding church and Kara told him about the abuse. ‘And he just said … you know, “You’re a special child born into a very good Catholic family and these things are really necessary”.’ …