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Date Posted: 15:09:41 07/10/11 Sun
Author: alan briggs
Subject: Re: St Joseph's School, Ashwicke Hall
In reply to: cora o'hallloran 's message, "Re: St Joseph's School, Ashwicke Hall" on 10:57:13 05/09/11 Mon

>Hi Cora, I found your message very moving and sad, I was in An approved School called St Georges, thankfully these attocities don't happen now.
I was sent to St Georges when I was 12 years old and left when I was 16, I was raped more or less every day whilst I was in there, I was sexually abused by my freinds father who was a copper before I was sent to St Georges, then to Portland Borstal at 17 and in and out of prison for numerous years, Mainly Strangeways, was in a padded cell and a straight Jacket for some time.
However, Like you, I turned my life around and I have three great grown up Children who have never been in trouble with the law thankfully, so I got that right.
It was good reading your message, and how true, these things happened all over and no one ever got punished for their sadistic behavior in these Schools.
Like you, these things happened many, many years ago, it made me much stronger really and more able to cope with life now.
I live In Manchester. thanks for putting pen to paper, these thing never really leave you do they. take care. Alan

>>retreats aimed at helping us mature and gain self
>>esteem. He sexually abused several girls and when one
>>of them spoke about it, she was not believed and
>>severely punished. He continued to visit the school.
>>Some of the staff and nuns were nice but the system
>>was akin to Jane Eyre.
>>There was also great favouritism. One girl
>>particularly, who was very pleasant,was treated
>>differently to everyone else - and given respect. She
>>was used by the nuns to keep order and grass on anyone
>>who didn't keep the rules. This could be as simple as
>>having a cigarette in the toilets or even talking on
>>the way in to the dining room. She had been
>>brainwashed into believing that the rules and regime
>>were right and that she was right to back up the nuns
>>in everything.
>>It was an unkind, bullying place, and many left there
>>worse than they were when they went in.
>>Not many years after I left the system changed, it was
>>no longer an approved school but a community home.
>>It was easier, kinder, the girls received counselling
>>and a lot of them enjoyed their time there.
>I too was an 'inmate' at Ashwicke Hall in the sixties.
>The headmistress at the time was Mother Thomas and yes
>she did have her favourites and I was not one of them.
>She would dole out punishments such as cancelling home
>leave, scrubbing all floors, or, her favourite putting
>you in detention.I remember two visiting retreat
>priests. One, a Jesuit, was a real sexual predator,
>who would take advantage of vulnerable girls. He would
>come dressed in a long black robe and cloak and open
>sandals. I can't remember his name. I think the other
>one was a Franciscan who wasn't much better.
>We would do work like in the laundry room or kitchen
>during the days and lessons in the evening.
>There was a lot of girls playing at lesbianism (not
>surprising of adolescent girls deprived of their
>freedom) but only about four true lesbians in my time.
>One of the nuns also had lesbian tendancies and 'hit'
>on one of my friends. When he made a formal complaint
>and refused to retract it, she was swiftly removed
>from the school. We never did find out what happened
>to her!
>I left after nearly two years, but was recalled
>because I did not go home to my parents because they
>were the cause of my problems.
>Eventually they sent me to one of their training
>schools in Wavertee, in Liverpool, from where I ran
>away to London.
>After I was apprehended this time I had to see a
>probation officer for two years.
>However, all that is behind me now and I now still
>live in London. I have three children and five
>grandchildren. I hope your life turned out good as
>well.
>Thank you for allowing me to share my experience with
>you.
>
>Kind regards
>
>Cora.

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