[Photo above: Victim: Jarrod Luscombe was 16 when he was sexually abused by a Christian Brother.]

As a young teenager, Jarrod Luscombe saw the man who would eventually sexually abuse him as his mentor – almost a father figure.

Even in the years after the abuse, he still hoped his perpetrator would be proud of him and his achievements.

The man who abused Mr Luscombe at age 16 in Perth, Western Australia, was Daniel McMahon – a Christian Brother who was later accepted into the priesthood in Tasmania and lived at Turner’s Beach from 1990 until his death in 2013.

Mr Luscombe has decided to speak out and share his story in the hope that he can connect with other victims of Brother McMahon’s in the hope they can heal together.

As a young man, Mr Luscombe had a keen interest in the Christian faith and would attend a number…