Christian Brothers Offer Funeral Help to Child Sexual Abuse Victim Barry Wilson

By Jane Lee
The Age
April 9, 2014

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Barry Wilson is comforted in hospital. Photo: Simon Schluter

The Christian Brothers have agreed to pay for the cremation of child sexual abuse victim Barry Wilson, who is dying of liver cancer, a victims advocate says.

Mr Wilson was sexually abused when he was about eight years old at the Christian Brothers' St Augustine's Orphanage in Geelong.

He gave evidence on Tuesday to the royal commission into child sexual abuse from his hospital bed in Kerang. Mr Wilson was filmed reading aloud his police statement so the evidence could be used in a police investigation into the abuse after his death.

Care Leavers Australia Network's Leonie Sheedy organised the royal commission's urgent visit.