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Crime and courts

Woman wins $460k child sexual abuse case after cross-examining abuser

ABC News
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Child Sexual AbuseCourtsSexual OffencesChild Abuse

A woman has won more than $460,000 in damages against a former school grounds keeper who sexually abused her as a child.

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  • The figure “$460k” is in the headline. We could not find it in the report.

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Judge Gregory Sirtles, SC, found Rex Thomas Osbourne sexually abused the woman about 40 years ago.
Judge Gregory Sirtles, SC, found Rex Thomas Osbourne sexually abused the woman about 40 years ago.

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