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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Sarah Collard

Man sues Northern Territory alleging ‘sustained’ sexual abuse at Don Dale youth detention centre

A wall, fencing and razor wire at Don Dale youth detention centre in Darwin, Northern Territory
Don Dale youth detention centre in Darwin, Northern Territory. A former detainee is suing the territory, claiming he suffered ‘sustained and repeated’ sexual abuse from three staff member while incarcerated there between 2004 and 2007. Photograph: Isabella Moore/The Guardian

A former Don Dale detainee is suing the Northern Territory government over claims he suffered repeated child sexual abuse by a medical officer, a social worker and a guard while detained at the youth detention centre.

The Indigenous man, who was a teenager at the time of the alleged abuse, claims he suffered sustained sexual abuse from three members of staff at the Don Dale youth detention centre during his incarceration between 2004 and 2007.

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