One of the victims of former national rock climbing coach Stephen Mitchell has told a Canberra court that her childhood memories have been reduced to "scarred, distorted nightmares", while another victim says she can no longer believe she is "safe and loved".
Mitchell, 57, has pleaded guilty to sexual offences against six girls between 1994 and 2008, including charges of persistent abuse of a child and maintaining a sexual relationship with a child.
