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Child sexual abuse inquiry: Christian Brother called 12yo boy ‘evil’ as he abused him, royal commission hears
By court reporter Peta Carlyon
Victim Stephen Woods recalls being abused by three different members of the Catholic clergy when he was a schoolboy, as the royal commission continues a hearing in Ballarat.
More tales of horrific abuse have emerged in the third day of the royal commission hearing in Ballarat, with victim Stephen Woods recalling being abused by three different members of the Catholic clergy when he was a schoolboy.
Mr Woods wept in the witness box as he told the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse his parents were “shattered” about the abuse, and his father once took a loaded shotgun to carry out retribution but did not go through with it.
He said his mother lost her Catholic faith after 70 years, and he was left grieving for his “lost life”.
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