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two older men walking, with one wearing a white hat and sunglasses and the other dressed all in black.

a school photo of a smiling boy aged about nine.

An elderly man in glasses sits in front of a blank wall.

A man with a white cap and black sunglasses walks between a TV cameraman and another man dressed in black.

a man looks off camera

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"The legal fraternity needs to take a real good hard look at itself, in terms of the tactics that goes on in these cases — some of the tactics in my case were truly disgusting."

A woman standing in front of a window holding letters in her hands.

"You have to say that is really tragic."

ribbons tied to a wrought-iron fence along a footpath.

Lawyer, Judy Courtin, interviewed by 7.30. October 2017

"I'd argue very strongly that institutions are deliberately using the black letter of the law to further crush victims,"
she said.

The exterior of the Supreme Court of Victoria.

An older man wears a grey coat outside an ornate building.

a photo of a small child in a hat

"Stay strong. Don't let it affect you. He can't do any more harm than he's already done,"
he said.

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