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Category Archives: sex abuse
Rowing back from reporting sexual abuse?
Is the Anglican Church going to change tack and not report all allegations of sexual abuse to the police? It has been reported in The Australian that Anglican Primate Phillip Aspinall has given personal support to the two Catholic Church … Continue reading
Posted in child abuse, historic abuse, investigations, news, personal injury, sex abuse
Tagged abuse, abuse case, abuse claims, Anglican, Australia, Catholic church, child abuse, child sex abuse, children's home, compensation, lawyer, physical abuse, sex abuse, sexual abuse, victim, victims
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New cases we are investigating
We have some new cases that we need help with. There are two in particular. Leslie Carter – anglican priest The BBC reported on this case. The former Anglican chaplin pleaded guilty to several indecent assaults on boys in his … Continue reading
Posted in child abuse, compensation, historic abuse, investigations, news, personal injury, sex abuse
Tagged abuse, abuse case, abuse claims, Army, cadets, child sex abuse, claim, claims, clergy abuse, compensation, damages, historic abuse, personal injury, sex abuse, sexual abuse, soldiers, victim, victims
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A breath of fresh air or more of the same?
Calls for an inquiry in to catholic clergy abuse have been called for in Victoria. But the Sydney Morning Herald posed the question though: “is an independent public inquiry into Catholic sex abuse a priority? It thought the temperature was … Continue reading
Posted in child abuse, compensation, historic abuse, investigations, news, personal injury, sex abuse
Tagged abuse case, abuse claims, advocates, Australia, Catholic church, child abuse, child sex abuse, claim, claims, clergy, clergy abuse, damages, historic abuse, Jersey, lawyer, lawyers, legal advice, sex abuse, sexual abuse, victim, victims
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Adults Surviving Child Abuse
There is a lot of help out there for the victims of child abuse. The difficulty is often knowing where to look let alone who to ask. A good place to start for those who live down under is: Adults … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse, abuse case, child abuse, child sex abuse, clergy abuse, information, sexual abuse, victim, victims
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Enquiries and Cameras
I posted on the blog very recently an Australian report concerning the abuse of disabled children, and there has been some further coverage which I found interesting. The latest coverage says that catholic Archbishop Philip Wilson doesn’t believe an independent … Continue reading
Posted in child abuse, compensation, historic abuse, investigations, news, personal injury, sex abuse
Tagged abuse, abuse claims, advocates, Australia, Catholic church, child abuse, child sex abuse, claim, claims, clergy abuse, compensation, historic abuse, lawyers, legal advice, victim
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Another Catholic Church cover-up?
Those of us familiar with representing victims of child abuse are only too familiar with stories of cover-ups, and pressure being brought to bear not to speak out. I can only speak as I find but in such cases I … Continue reading
Posted in child abuse, compensation, historic abuse, investigations, news, personal injury, sex abuse
Tagged abuse, abuse case, abuse claims, Australia, Catholic church, child abuse, child sex abuse, children's home, claim, claims, clergy abuse, compensation, historic abuse, lawyer, lawyers, physical abuse, sex abuse, sexual abuse, victim, victims
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Naming and Shaming?
Is it right to name and shame an alleged abuser in the media? An interesting question that provokes heated argument. South Australian senator Nick Xenophon used parliamentary privilege to accuse a Catholic priest of rape. Was this right or foolhardy? … Continue reading
Posted in child abuse, compensation, historic abuse, investigations, news, personal injury, sex abuse
Tagged abuse claims, Australia, Catholic church, child abuse, child sex abuse, children's home, clergy, compensation, lawyer, lawyers, sex abuse child abuse clergy abuse sexual abuse, sexual abuse, victim
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Brian Court – Former Army Cadet Leader Jailed
It was reported in the news yesterday that a former leader of Hampshire’s Army Cadets has been found guilty of three charges of indecent assault and jailed for four years. …Brian Court, 44, formerly of Andover, was accused of four … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, child abuse, compensation, historic abuse, investigations, news, personal injury, sex abuse
Tagged abuse, abuse case, abuse claims, advice, assault, BBC, child abuse, claim, claims, compensation, damages, evidence, historic abuse, law, lawyer, lawyers, legal advice, Limitation, personal injury, sex abuse, sexual abuse, solicitor, solicitors, verisona, victim, victims
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Leslie Carter
It was reported in the press today that former Anglican chaplain Leslie Carter has been convicted of sexually assaulting young boys. ..A former Anglican chaplain has been warned that he faces a likely jail sentence after pleading guilty to a … Continue reading
Posted in child abuse, compensation, historic abuse, investigations, news, personal injury, sex abuse
Tagged abuse, abuse case, abuse claims, advice, child abuse, claims, clergy, clergy abuse, damages, Haut de la Garenne, historic abuse, physical abuse, sex abuse, sexual abuse, victims
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BBC interview on Haut de la Garenne
I was interviewed today on BBC radio Jersey by Christine Ghidoni. I answered her questions about the Haut de la Garenne victims’ fighjt for justice. To listen to the interview please go to BBC iplayer and click on this link: … Continue reading