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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Adeshola Ore

‘Silence is the enemy’: survivor details impact of alleged sexual abuse at inquiry into Victorian state schools

Chairperson Kathleen Foley SC is seen during public hearings for the inquiry into historical child sex abuse at Victorian government schools at the Yoorrook Justice Commission in Melbourne
Child sexual abuse was ‘abhorrent’, said Kathleen Foley SC, chair of the Victorian inquiry investigating allegations related to Beaumaris primary school. Photograph: Con Chronis/AAP

Tim Courtney says his behaviour changed “almost overnight” when he began experiencing the sexual abuse he says he suffered for years while attending primary school in Melbourne during the 1970s.

Courtney alleges he was sexually abused as a child by former teacher Gary Mitchell – who has been sentenced five times for child sexual abuse offences – and another staff member at Beaumaris primary school, in Melbourne’s south-east.

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