READ MORE• Dilworth school: 150 men have come forward about sexual abuse• Dilworth: School to offer financial compensation for historic sexual abuse• Dilworth school sex abuse: Former vicar Ross Douglas Browne pleads guilty• Dilworth abuse: Old Boy joining class action says apologies are meaninglessThe private boarding school said it had sought advice from experts on "best practice" on the redress scheme, thought to be unprecedented in New Zealand. Dilworth Class Action representative, and sexual abuse survivor, Neil Harding last week told the Herald the school had told its alumni about the scheme without apologising or telling survivors first. He pointed to a recent judgment in Australia where a court ordered compensation of $2.7m to a former Geelong College student over the school's failure to protect him from sexual abuse suffered over 25 years ago. Dilworth had said its proposed scheme would be "survivor focused" - if so, the school needed to properly and genuinely consult with survivors of sexual abuse, Harding said. The class action was on behalf of all survivors, not just those who had registered.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 10, 2021 00:11 UTC