Peter Solway was repeatedly abused as a teenager and then forced to
admit to what was then the crime of homosexuality. He tells his story as
NSW politicians prepare to consider a bill that would annul such
convictions and begin to address a lifetime of abuse and stigma.
In 1972 a 16-year-old resident of a Sydney boys’ home was charged with buggery after he tried to report to his carers that he had been raped by a supervisor at work.
http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2014/oct/03/-sp-raped-by-his-supervisor-then-convicted-of-buggery-life-in-a-70s-boys-home
In 1972 a 16-year-old resident of a Sydney boys’ home was charged with buggery after he tried to report to his carers that he had been raped by a supervisor at work.
http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2014/oct/03/-sp-raped-by-his-supervisor-then-convicted-of-buggery-life-in-a-70s-boys-home