Rightside Legal has represented adults who were abused as children by former teacher and principal, Jack Digney Thomas.
Thomas died in 2012 – but if you suffered his abuse, you can still claim financial compensation for the distress and trauma he caused.
Thomas worked as a teacher and principal for 38 years, starting in 1951. Allegations of abuse against Thomas started in the 1960s, where he taught at the Mildura and Wodonga Technical Schools.
In Wodonga, rumours had begun about Thomas’s abuse before he left.
Thomas moved on to work at Oakleigh Technical School (including as principal) between 1974 and 1986.
Sadly, the Victorian Education Department ignored multiple reports of child sexual abuse by Thomas, enabling him to continue his abuse. He was moved by the department to Ballarat Technical School between July 1986 and 19 October 1986, then moved on to the Portland Technical School (20 October 1986 to 31 December 1986), Collingwood Technical School (1987) and Cranbourne Meadows Technical School (1988).
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We believe Thomas may have abused numerous children who have not come forward yet.
If you have any further information or you want legal advice in relation to Jack Thomas, please call 1300765702 or complete the confidential enquiry form below.
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