Koffels Solicitors & Barristers

The allegations at Marist Regional College in Burnie, Tasmania encompass a range of inappropriate behaviours, from indecent assault to severe sexual abuse.

From its establishment in 1956 to its closure in 1993, Winlaton Youth Training Centre became a site of profound suffering for many young girls and women who were subjected to sexual, physical, and emotional abuse within its walls

The judicial system ultimately held Brother Bernard McGrath accountable, convicting him of 64 offences and sentencing him to 33 years in prison for crimes that spanned multiple locations, impacting dozens of children under his care.

The abusive legacy of Father Daniel Lyne, a former member of the Passionist religious order, still casts a shadow, revealing a long history of child abuse within institutions trusted with the care of the young and vulnerable.

For decades, the Magill Youth Training Centre in South Australia has been synonymous with harrowing tales of abuse and neglect. Established in 1869, the institution has faced numerous allegations of sexual abuse and inhumane treatment of its detainees.

The Uniting Church in Western Australia is compelled to sell properties to secure funds for compensating victims of historical child abuse at Werribee Farm School. This move reflects the significant financial pressures and the urgent need for accountability facing the Church.

At the heart of Parramatta Marist High School’s dark history lay the horrific abuses of Brother Geoffrey “Coman” Sykes.

Edmund Rice College in Wollongong has a storied history, first established as Christian Brothers’ College in 1926. Unfortunately, this legacy is also marked by grave allegations of child sexual abuse.

Captain Lawrence Wilson was identified as one of the most egregious offenders of child sexual and physical abuse within the Salvation Army institutions in Australia.