AUSTRALIA
ABC
January 22, 2020
By Eliza Borrello
An elderly man who was sexually abused by the Christian Brothers as a child has described the pain and fear he experienced being repeatedly raped as a nine-year-old boy at a group home for vulnerable children.
WARNING: This story contains material that some readers may find upsetting
Perth man John Thomas Lawrence, 75, has become the first child sex abuse survivor to testify about his ordeal in court since Western Australia removed time limits on such cases being heard.
Today, he detailed to the court the protracted abuse he suffered at the hands of Christian Brother Lawrence Murphy.
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