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Mary will give evidence about the process of obtaining redress for abuse she suffered at St Patrick’s Cathedral School and St Dominic’s Catholic College in Auckland.

Ann-Marie’s evidence describes her experience of abuse while in the care of several faith-based institutions.

Gloria gives evidence on the Catholic Church’s redress process both as a survivor of abuse and as someone who has worked on one of the Church’s Abuse Protocol Committees.

Anne gave evidence about the abuse she experienced while at the Star of the Sea orphanage, run by the Sisters of Mercy, and the sexual abuse by a Catholic priest who befriended her mother.

Mr F gave evidence about the abuse he experienced in his first year at St Patrick’s College, Silverstream in 1953.

Mr G’s evidence outlines the abuse he experienced at Marist Brothers’ School in Whanganui.

Patrick’s evidence was read by his daughter Tina, as Patrick passed away earlier this year.

Frances gave evidence about the sexual and emotional abuse she experienced in the early 1970s when she was a primary school student.

The Inquiry’s Pacific investigation will examine issues that are particularly relevant to the experiences of abuse of Pacific people across all State and faith-based care settings included in the Terms of Reference, and will work alongside the Inquiry’s other investigations.

On 25 November 2020 the Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry released its decisions relating to applications made at the 20 November Procedural hearing.