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The statistics surrounding pedophile priests in Western Australia are alarming. The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse found that, between 1950 and
As written by the founder and principal of Kelso Lawyers, Peter Kelso As a former State Ward and long-term advocate for victims of child abuse,
Kelso Lawyers are seeking contact from people who attended Newcastle Secondary Junior Technical School between the period of 1958 to 1960. The school has undergone
Child abuse survivors are attempting to seize Catholic Church properties, including the Sydney Headquarters, to cover legal costs after their court bills went unpaid. The
Kelso Lawyers are seeking contact from former students of St Pius X High School in Adamstown who attended the school in the 1970s and 1980s.
Based on the information, interviews, complaints and quotes published by the Guardian in November 2022 In recent months, the Catholic Church in Australia has taken
WARNING: This article includes references to suicide which some readers may find upsetting. Reader discretion is advised. In 2017, the Royal Commission uncovered serious allegations
As written by the founder and principal of Kelso Lawyers, Peter Kelso I welcome the announcement of a state-run Care Leavers Redress Scheme for the
Kelso Lawyers are seeking contact from people who attended St Catherine’s School in Stirling, Adelaide, also known as Mt St Catherine’s Convent Boarding School, from
Former Gosford Mayor Laurie Maher’s trial over historical child sexual abuse allegations began on August 29th 2022. Maher has been charged with 13 child sexual
The Tasmanian Government has announced an immediate review into child safety and the management of complaints at Launceston General Hospital. This comes after the Commission
William Parker Skelland, 81, will spend at least four years in prison for sexually abusing children at Burwood Boys’ Home in 1973 and 1974. Skelland
Kelso Lawyers are seeking contact from people who attended Turner Primary School from around 1970-1974. We are looking for students who may have information regarding
The Burnie Supreme Court has heard that a female school cleaner abused a 13-year-old student over four months between June and September of 2021. The
WARNING: This article includes references to suicide which some readers may find upsetting. Reader discretion is advised. A Tasmanian mother known only as “Kim” has
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse did not specifically look at Tasmanian government institutions, leaving many Tasmanian survivors with a sense
The founder of the Hillsong Church, Brian Houston, resigned from the church in late March 2022 following allegations raised by two women. They accused him
Former detainees at Tasmania’s Ashley Youth Detention Centre allege they were sexually abused by 55 former workers inside the facility. More than 200 submissions to
Brian Houston, the founder and leader of the Hillsong Church, has stepped down from his role to defend the criminal charges against him. It is
In December 2021, the Catholic Church tried to argue that it was not responsible for a priest who abused a five-year-old because it took place
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