Former Soccer Coach Bruce Goudge: A Call for Witnesses of Child Abuse
Do you have information about Bruce Goudge?
Koffels Solicitors & Barristers acts for a survivor of historical child abuse who is seeking justice and compensation. We would like to hear from anyone with information about Bruce Goudge’s time as a primary school teacher and soccer coach.
This page seeks information in connection with a legal claim. The matters referred to are allegations and have not been determined by a court. The page does not make findings against any person or school.
Key details
- Name: Bruce Goudge
- Roles: primary school teacher and soccer coach
- Schools:
- Haberfield Demonstration School, as school soccer coach in the 1970s
- Regents Park Primary School, later, possibly as principal
- Berala Park Primary School
- Lidcombe Primary School
How you can help
If you attended or worked at any of these schools while Bruce Goudge was there, or played in a team he coached, we would like to hear from you. You don’t need to be certain that what you saw or experienced is relevant. Your account may help a survivor seek the justice they deserve.
Contact us in confidence
Please contact Greg Choat on 02 9283 5599, or use the confidential call-back form below. Every conversation is handled privately and with care.
If you experienced abuse yourself, we can also talk with you about your own options. In NSW, time limits for civil child sexual abuse claims have been removed, so in most cases it is not too late to act, although individual circumstances still matter. Read more about institutional child sexual abuse claims.
