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One News
March 17, 2003
Compo not enough says group
An
organisation which represents men who claim they were sexually abused by Roman
Catholic brothers believes a multi-million dollar compensation offer will not
be enough to prevent legal action.
The Australasian head of the St John of God order, Brother Peter Burke, made
the offer to 56 men who were in the care of the brothers at a residential
school in
The school was closed nearly 20 years ago.
Ken Clearwater of the Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse Trust says the men are
being offered between $65,000-$100,000 each.
He is warning that it will not be enough for some of them