A man who was raped and beaten by priests and brothers
as a 12-year-old says he felt like a beggar when he asked the Catholic
Church for money to pay for medical bills for treatment of the mental
and physical illness he suffered as a result of his abuse.
Russell
Clark is just one of many survivors of abuse who signed deeds of
release, which prevent them from taking further legal action or
requesting more compensation. He was repeatedly raped and knocked
unconscious as a schoolboy by priests and brothers at Salesian College
in Adelaide in the 1960s.http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-10-12/catholic-church-hiding-behind-law-on-abuse-compensation/9044660