Former Christian Brothers College Fremantle schoolboy Travis Adams tells how he desperately tried to protect himself from the school's chaplain, Father Damier Barker, who allegedly lured boys in the early 80s into a purpose-built confessional to sexually abuse them.
While he appears to have a successful life – a career as a marine engineer, a long marriage with two children – he is always grappling with his demons.But he has taught himself coping strategies, like keeping his often-frantic mind busy with work, music and art.
Mr Adams has been battling substance abuse and post-traumatic stress as a result of the alleged abuse.By taking legal action, Mr Adams hopes to put this chapter of his history behind him. "I think it's an incredibly honourable thing to not just seek one's own empowerment but to also empower others to come forward," Ms Taylor said.
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