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Victims of Derby rapist John Melverne Bodey get compensation from WA Education Department
Western Australia’s Education Department has begun paying compensation to victims of a serial paedophile who used his position as a school gardener to rape 13 boys in the state’s far north.
WARNING: This story contains details and images that may distress survivors of child sexual abuse and other readers.
Key points:
- John Bodey last year admitted to grooming and raping 13 boys while working at Derby District High School in the 1970s and ’80s
- The survivors took separate legal action against the Education Department for its failure to protect students from Bodey’s abuse
- Andrew* received financial compensation and an unreserved apology last year
John Melverne Bodey last year admitted to 57 charges of rape and historic sexual abuse against the…
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