AUSTRALIA
9 News
AAP
The first time he saw them they were vulnerable young boys, a long way from home.
But on Friday, sitting in the dock of Sydney’s District Court, it was Christian Brother William Peter Standen who was powerless, one of his victims said.
The former schoolmaster watched with head bowed as the men he indecently assaulted as children, often under the guise of tuition or discipline, took turns to face their abuser.
“I now know that I can look at you and see clearly that your power is rapidly diminishing, whilst my power continues to grow and flourish,” one man told Standen.
“As it turns out, these were your demons, not mine.
“I have faced them, taken them on and defeated them.”
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