-Caveat Lector- Check my blog, updated several times daily (exhaustion notwithstanding) http://leviathan.weblogs.com >From http://www.theage.com.au/news/2001/04/19/FFX533UYNLC.html Sex crime victims to sue state BRISBANE Thursday 19 April 2001 Legal action by two victims of former politician and convicted paedophile Bill D'Arcy has been given the go-ahead despite Queensland Government attempts to have it struck out. The two women, aged in their 40s, were victims of D'arcy when he was their teacher at a primary school in central Queensland between 1963 and 1965. They are seeking up to $250,000 each for psychological harm and personal indignity. They allege the Queensland Government and education minister breached their duty of care. One of the women was raped by D'Arcy in front of her class. The other was indecently assaulted. Last November, D'Arcy, 61, a former Queensland Labor MP, was convicted of 18 child sex charges, including three of rape. He was jailed for 14 years. His appeal against the conviction and sentence will be heard in May. The government wanted the action struck out on the basis that the claim was unreasonable. The government conceded it owed a duty of care, but it was argued that the school system's only failure was that D'Arcy sexually assaulted the children at school. District Court Judge Hugh Botting found the government and the education minister had a duty to ensure that reasonable care was taken. Judge Botting said in his written judgment that if it could be established that the assaults occurred, then it would have been demonstrated that the government or the minister were in breach of that duty. Premier Peter Beattie said on Tuesday that he was concerned about the legal action, but was unable to comment further for legal reasons. <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
