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… was sent to an infant’s school in rural Victoria run by Catholic nuns. When he was about five or six one of the nuns … that. I didn’t know how to change it.’ So he rang up the Catholic diocese, hoping they could organise some … Phil feeling re-traumatised. In the end he accepted the Church’s offer of $65,000. He now regrets taking the offer …

… Aiden met the teacher Father Graham in the early 1960s at a Catholic school in New South Wales. As Aiden entered his … He engaged a lawyer and entered into negotiations with the Catholic Church, ultimately settling his case for large sum. He would …

… he did so he was approached by one of the Brothers from a Catholic order that was housed nearby. ‘The Brother came up … In the early 2000s Lewis sought compensation from the Catholic Church. Because he didn’t know the name of the Brother who’d …

… Lucas Michael's story When Lucas arrived at the Catholic boarding school just outside Melbourne, he found … parents and wife read it. ‘Mum has never stepped foot in a church again.’ His wife told the Commissioner, ‘I had always … will only come forward when their parents die. It's that Catholic thing ... Kids, yes, they won't put their parents …

… as the eldest child in a large family, with a devoutly Catholic mother. They attended the local Catholic school and the family lived just across from the … at all and wanted to rebel against anything to do with the Church. He was asked to stop being an altar boy because of …

… that pretty people should be nice.’ Amelia was born into a Catholic family in Western Australia during the mid-1960s. … out during mass because she didn’t want to be a part of Catholicism anymore. She was about seven when she left the Catholic Church. In the mid-1970s, Amelia and her family moved to …

… dad, my wife, kids.’ In the early 1970s Andrew boarded in a Catholic high school in the Northern Territory. Andrew’s … some other kid.’ He may also seek compensation through the Catholic Church’s Towards Healing redress process. Andrew’s family …

… for him. When Ted was 11 his mum got him into the local Catholic boarding school. ‘At first I was happy there … didn’t tell anyone. If his mother hadn’t been such a devout Catholic, Ted thinks he would’ve said something but he … been told by the government that if he took money from the Church, he would have to repay all of the pension money he’d …

… story In the mid-1970s, Kaarin went into Grade 3 at a Catholic primary school in Sydney’s western suburbs. In a … said she had often thought about reporting the abuse to the Catholic Church, but wasn’t confident it would do any good. After …

… the state at six years old. That same year she was baptised Catholic in order to be sent to a children’s home in … the 2010s she received $20,000 compensation as part of the Catholic Church’s Towards Healing program after being told she was …