Perth man awarded almost $3 million for sexual abuse in state care

Child sexual abuse survivor receives $2.85 mill compensation in case against WA government

A landmark ruling in Western Australia has seen a former ward of the state awarded almost $3 million in compensation after proving the government repeatedly returned him to his abusers. It's the first historical sexual abuse case against the state to go all the way to trial since a royal commission was handed down in 2017.

Perth man awarded almost $3 million for sexual abuse in state care

Perth man Dion Barber, who was repeatedly sexually abused at successive state care placements, is awarded almost $3 million in compensation by a judge.

WA man awarded $2.9m over abuse claim

A Western Australian man has been awarded $2.85 million in a case described as a landmark ruling over sexual abuse claims against the state.

'Extraordinary': $2.85m payout after state care abuse

Almost $3 million has been awarded to a man in a landmark case after he was repeatedly sexually abused as a child in a state's care.