Institutional Child Abuse

Over 50 years ago, a Sydney court convicted and sentenced Brother John Patrick O’Brien for his crimes against boys at St Joseph’s College.

Father Perrett’s first conviction in 1996 for child sexual abuse underscored a systemic failure to protect the innocent. With over 100 charges pending, his death in 2020 halted further legal action, leaving many victims without the closure of a trial.

Between 2003 and 2008, Cameron Tweeddale Smith, a former employee at Brighton Grammar School in Melbourne, was accused of abusing his position to harm students. These allegations, which resulted in legal charges, underline the gravity of the betrayal and the need for institutional accountability.

Koffels are seeking former students from Ballarat & Queens who may have information about historical child sexual abuse incidents between 1985 and 1995.

Allegations have emerged regarding historical child sexual abuse at Carey Baptist Grammar School in Melbourne where multiple former students were victims of abuse and grooming by male teachers, from the mid-1970s to the early 1990s.

Christopher Saunders, who for nearly half a century was Bishop of Broome Diocese, faced allegations of sexual misconduct, which led to his voluntary resignation in 2020.

On Wednesday 22nd November 2023, the NSW State government provided a response to the High Court decision in GLJ. The Government welcomed the decision and…

The judge had refused the permanent stay as ‘a fair trial need not be a perfect trial’, and that the very removal of the Statute of Limitations for child sexual abuse proceedings is an acceptance that fading of memories and evidence loss are expected consequences of delay in matters relating to child sexual abuse.

Seeking information from anyone who attended Barkers Vale Public School in Wadeville, New South Wales, between 1970 and 1972, or anyone who possesses information regarding the school’s former principal, “Eric Engleman.”