A survivor of 'shocking' sexual abuse at a Melbourne primary school has received what his lawyer has called 'the biggest publicly-known payment to an abuse survivor in Australia' in an extraordinary $8 million settlement with the Victorian Education Department.
The survivor was among a generation of students who were abused by notorious paedophile Darrell Ray in the 1960s and 70s at Beaumaris Primary School in bayside Melbourne.A Victorian government process of truth-telling about the abuse of children in the state's public schools is expected to run until 2026.
"Of course it's been a rocky road for him and life hasn't been easy, because he's been dealing with entrenched damage."It's the biggest publicly-known payment to an abuse survivor in Australia. "For me, personally, an apology was never going to give me any closure. I was offered twice and said no. "It only happened because a bunch of adults in charge turned a blind eye and the price tag for that blindness is enormous and growing," Mr Magazanik said.while awaiting trial on 26 charges of indecent assault upon a male, which followed a lengthy investigation by Victoria Police.
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