A man haunted by childhood memories of sexual abuse at a Catholic
orphanage in Christchurch just wants someone to acknowledge there was
wrongdoing. He "f***ed up" his life for 25 years living with the
burden of the abuse's trauma, and today, eight years after speaking out
to police and sitting through legal negotiations with a religious Order,
he is angry, feeling no one has taken responsibility despite an
out-of-court settlement.
Michael, 43, spoke to nzherald.co.nz about six years he spent at St Joseph's orphanage in Christchurch, the 25 following years he kept the sexual abuse he experienced there bottled up, and the eight years till today he has been frustrated trying to get his plight recognised.
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Michael, 43, spoke to nzherald.co.nz about six years he spent at St Joseph's orphanage in Christchurch, the 25 following years he kept the sexual abuse he experienced there bottled up, and the eight years till today he has been frustrated trying to get his plight recognised.
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