$1 million damages awarded to man abused by former NSW Scouts leader John William Alcorn

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$1 million damages awarded to man abused by former NSW Scouts leader John William Alcorn
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The civil case heard the victim suffered serious psychiatric injuries at the hands of John William Alcorn.

A man sexually abused by a former Scout leader when he was a boy has been awarded damages of $1 million.

He was sentenced in Coffs Harbour District Court to 15 years in prison, with a non-parole period of 10 years, for abusing nine boys.Anger, pain, depression The man did not claim for past economic loss as part of the payout, which put a value to his past pain, suffering, and the loss of the enjoyment and amenity of life.Judge says deaths of Carol Clay and Russell Hill cannot be ruled manslaughter in Greg Lynn trial

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