Child Sexual Abuse

For many Australians, sports and outdoor activity clubs are places of growth and camaraderie. Unfortunately, for some, these environments have also been sites of abuse.

Father Paul “Rex” Brown served as a Catholic priest within the Diocese of Lismore for decades, but his legacy has been overshadowed by multiple allegations of child sexual abuse.

Koffels Solicitors and Barristers are urgently seeking former students of St John Fisher’s College, Townsville who recall school camps during the years 1977-1979.

How does the NRS “reasonable likelihood” vary from the “balance of probabilities” used in civil cases or the “beyond reasonable doubt” standard in criminal trials?

Here is a full list of the types of Institution that has signed up to the National Redress Scheme in the wake of the Royal Commission

Gerald Ridsdale, now 90 years old, pleaded guilty in August 2024 to eight new charges involving the abuse of children between 1973 and 1981

Seeking witnesses for cases involving William Allen, a former teacher and convicted paedophile who taught at various schools in Victoria during the 1970s

Seeking Information on Child Abuse at St Joseph’s School and Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church (1992-1995)

The Magill Youth Training Centre, located in South Australia, has a long and troubling history of abuse and mistreatment of the young people held there.…