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Mr DG was transferred from foster care to Marylands School by the Department of Social Welfare’s psychiatric services when he was nine years old. While at Marylands School he was repeatedly sexually abused by Brothers McGrath and Moloney. Mr DG’s evidence discussed how he reported the abuse to a St John of God brother and to a Department of Social Welfare social worker while at Marylands School. Mr DG said the abuse has shaped his life.