Statement of Rūpene Amato for Tulou – Our Pacific Voices: Tatala e Pulonga (Pacific Peoples’ Experiences) Hearing
30 July 2021
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Rupene Amato is of Samoan and Māori descent. He grew up in Wairoa and attended a Catholic primary school where he was sexually abused by a Catholic Priest. He talked about the impacts of this abuse and his work as an advocate for male victims of sexual abuse.
