Historical Child Sexual Abuse

John William Alcorn, an 84-year-old former Scout leader in northern NSW, has been convicted of 16 historical child sexual abuse offenses spanning several decades.

The allegations against Hulsman included inappropriate touching and other forms of indecent behavior with boys under his supervision. These actions reportedly took place during scouting activities, such as meetings and camping trips.

Castledare Junior Orphanage, operated by the Christian Brothers in Western Australia from 1934 to 1983, initially served boys with learning difficulties before becoming a general educational and residential facility. The institution has a dark history, with several brothers, including Paul Keaney, Lawrence Murphy, and Christopher Angus, accused of sexual abuse.

The abuses of Ted Bales at Christian Brothers College in Warrnambool and the legal avenues for survivors of child sexual abuse to seek justice and compensation as 7 new claims made against him.

A quick overview of Australia’s National Redress Scheme, its process, compensation limits, and how it compares to civil claims for survivors of institutional abuse.

We are currently investigating allegations of institutional child sexual abuse that took place at the Chidley Educational Centre in Mosman Park, Western Australia. If you or anyone you know has any information that could change someone’s life, please come forward.

Marist Brothers Penshurst, like many other Marist Brothers schools, has a frightening history of child sexual abuse. Some of the perpetrators associated with Marist Brothers Penshurst include: Brother Kostka, Brother Norman Keyes, Greg Hammond, Bill “Jedda” Allen and the infamous Robert “Dolly” Dunn.

We are conducting a thorough investigation into allegations of abuse perpetrated by Nicholas Frampton, who was a music teacher at Kardinia International College in Bell Post Hill, Geelong, Victoria, during the mid-2000s.

the findings of the Beaumaris Inquiry into schools during the 1960s and 1970 focussed on Beaumaris Primary School and the historical child sexual abuses perpetrated by Graham Steele, Darrell Ray, David MacGregor and “Wyatt”.