Abuse in Care: Police prosecuted fewer than 1 in 10 referred cases
Police have prosecuted fewer than one in ten of the cases referred from the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care.
Man robbed of his innocence by nun speaks out decades later about his quest for justice
July 2017 – A man, sexually abused as a child by a nun, kept his anguish secret for most of his life. EMILY SPINK talks to him about his quest for justice.
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