Willem Willemsen,odd-job man and medical officer, threatened Ross Rogers with a knife, and broke his nose and covered his mouth to halt him screamingA Salvation Army worker threatened a boy with a knife and broke his nose during four years of nearly constant physical and sexual abuse at a boys’ home in Melbourne,an inquiry has heard.
Ross Rogers was just 11 when he was sent to the Box Hill home in 1965 and has detailed the horrific treatment he received at the hands of Willem Willemsen, which started within months of his arrival.
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Source: theguardian.com