AUSTRALIA
The Courier
By FIONA HENDERSON Sept. 15, 2013
WHEN Gary walks into the Ballarat Centre Against Sexual Assault, he feels like he leaves an alien world behind.
“I feel like I’m in a trusted environment. I don’t have to watch my back all the time,” Gary said.
Gary, who didn’t want his last name used, was a victim of clergy sexual abuse and spent many years in his shell.
But when he heard a news bulletin announcing the perpetrator had been sentenced to 14 years’ jail, he was literally shocked into action.
“I nearly had a heart attack. I got the shock of my life.
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