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Our client was a young woman who came to us seeking legal help in pursuing action against an association she was involved in. The association provided youth development activities to children and adolescents and involved adult volunteers that worked closely with minors.
The plaintiff’s involvement with the association as a minor gave rise to the occasion for an adult male perpetrator to groom her and opportunistically abuse her. The activities between the minor and the volunteer during the course of their involvement with the association enabled the perpetrator to build a relationship, trust and emotional connection with the young girl so that he could then manipulate, exploit, and sexually abuse her outside of the association.
The defendant argued that it was not vicariously liable for the actions of the perpetrator on the basis that the perpetrator was a volunteer of the association and not an employee.
By briefing a grooming expert, we were able to effectively allege that the plaintiff was subjected to persistent and pre-mediated grooming by the perpetrator over a sustained period, which allowed the perpetrator to commit acts of sexual abuse at camps and remotely through exchanges of photos and text messages.
If you have an enquiry in relation to a potential child abuse or sexual assault claim, please call us at 1800 004 878 or use our email enquiry form to speak to one of our experienced lawyers.
The commission has hit headlines recently due to its work in uncovering child sexual abuse claims against various religious organisations across Australia.
However, it’s not just the church that the agency investigates; all major institutions fall under its remit, including schools, sports clubs and government organisations. The authority explores private, public and non-government bodies that have at any point in time interacted with children.
The Civil Liability Act was enacted in 2002 to ensure that people who were injured had the ability to seek redress through the courts.
The Act applies to a number of circumstances where negligence forms part of the claim. Click below to learn more.
Learning institutions serve as sanctuaries, where people of all ages can go to learn and discover new skills that can help them become more well-rounded individuals.
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