Abuse victim rejects apology: 'I find it quite insincere'

Abuse victim rejects apology: ‘I find it quite insincere’

Thursday, November 5th, 2020

A man who was abused while in state care has ridiculed apologies given to him by a Crown witness at the Inquiry into Abuse in Care. Continue reading

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