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I came across an article on this case tonight while searching a different case:
Some of the worst allegations involved defecation, that the child victims were cut with knives, their tongues were bitten and needles were stuck in their eyes.
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Expert medical evidence also claimed the "impossibility and implausibility" of some of the alleged physical offences, suggesting that no evidence of claimed physical injury could be found on the boys during a medical examination, Mr Wrench said.
He also pointed to a "record," of a conversation that had been kept by the mother of one of the alleged victims, which described an admission from the child that he had been "lying about the whole thing”.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...ba-circus-school-dropped-20200214-p540tg.html
Looking further I found other articles. As far as I could find there was never any forensic evidence to support the children being cut or having their tongues bitten or needles stuck in their eyes. Also no evidence was found on the mobile phones of the accused showing the children being sexually abused as LE had claimed. Four adults spent nearly 6 months in jail and three minors spent 4 months.
I know it's important to take accusations seriously, even when the accuser is young, but I don't understand how this case moved forward without any physical evidence. Surely sticking a needle into someone's eye would be noticed immediately.
Family accused of child sex crimes at Katoomba circus school have charges against them dropped | Daily Mail Online
All charges dropped in Katoomba circus school abuse case
Anyway, I just wanted to update the case. I'm really glad the kids didn't suffer the claimed horrific abuse.
Some of the worst allegations involved defecation, that the child victims were cut with knives, their tongues were bitten and needles were stuck in their eyes.
...
Expert medical evidence also claimed the "impossibility and implausibility" of some of the alleged physical offences, suggesting that no evidence of claimed physical injury could be found on the boys during a medical examination, Mr Wrench said.
He also pointed to a "record," of a conversation that had been kept by the mother of one of the alleged victims, which described an admission from the child that he had been "lying about the whole thing”.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...ba-circus-school-dropped-20200214-p540tg.html
Looking further I found other articles. As far as I could find there was never any forensic evidence to support the children being cut or having their tongues bitten or needles stuck in their eyes. Also no evidence was found on the mobile phones of the accused showing the children being sexually abused as LE had claimed. Four adults spent nearly 6 months in jail and three minors spent 4 months.
I know it's important to take accusations seriously, even when the accuser is young, but I don't understand how this case moved forward without any physical evidence. Surely sticking a needle into someone's eye would be noticed immediately.
Family accused of child sex crimes at Katoomba circus school have charges against them dropped | Daily Mail Online
All charges dropped in Katoomba circus school abuse case
Anyway, I just wanted to update the case. I'm really glad the kids didn't suffer the claimed horrific abuse.
