Man sues Northern Territory alleging ‘sustained’ sexual abuse at Don Dale youth detention centre

Indigenous man claims he was repeatedly abused as a teenager by three staff members in case lawyer says reflects how centre ‘was operating at that time’

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A former Don Dale detainee is suing the Northern Territory government over claims he suffered repeated child sexual abuse by a medical officer, a social worker and a guard while detained at the youth detention centre.

The Indigenous man, who was a teenager at the time of the alleged abuse, claims he suffered sustained sexual abuse from three members of staff at the Don Dale Youth Detention Centre during his incarceration between 2004 and 2007.