Personal Injury

Father Brian Davis, having served in various capacities, including teaching at Dominican Friars schools and as a parish priest, faced 17 charges related to the institutional child sexual abuse of seven boys during his tenure at Dominican Friars schools in the late 1970s.

Father David Rapson is a former Catholic priest who was convicted of multiple sexual offences against children. He was associated with the Salesians of Don Bosco, a religious order that operates schools in Australia. Rapson’s crimes took place at several Catholic schools in Victoria, Tasmania, and New South Wales.

The historical abuse at St Patrick’s College in Goulburn was notorious throughout the 1970s and 1980s, where several members of the Christian Brothers, the order managing the school, were implicated in disturbing cases of child sexual abuse, most notably Brother William John Obbens and Brother David Standen.

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.