AUSTRALIA
Newcastle Herald
IAN KIRKWOOD
7 Sep 2016
A VICTIM of serial paedophile Vince Ryan has given shocking evidence to the Royal Commission about Ryan’s repeated sexual predations against him and other altar boys while at primary school.
Scott Marcus Hallett 51, told of his upbringing as the adopted child of a 14-year-old mother, and his education at St Joseph’s primary school at The Junction.
Frequently breaking down in tears and having to stop to compose himself, Mr Hallett told of how Ryan began abusing him as an altar boy, and how it began as masturbation and moved soon to anal sex in a group with various boys.
He was just nine years old.
“At the time I didn’t know what Father Ryan was doing was wrong,” Mr Hallett said.
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