Abused student: I want Dilworth to feel the pain financially Thu, 15 Jul 2021, 2:03PM
Neil Harding was abused in 1977 by former teacher and assistant headmaster Ian Wilson. (Photo / NZ Herald)
Abused student: I want Dilworth to feel the pain financially Thu, 15 Jul 2021, 2:03PM
A potential class action against one of the county s wealthiest schools is ramping up, with more than 60 former Dilworth students joining the legal proceedings.
Papers were filed to the Human Rights Commission last month by two former students who claim the private boarding school failed in its duty of care when it did nothing to stop the sexual abuse of young boys.
Two survivors of sexual abuse at Auckland's Dilworth School say it should face repercussions for allowing the abuse of children to continue for three decades.
Dilworth School: New class action claims school failed to protect students from abuse stuff.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from stuff.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Abigail Dougherty/Stuff
Rex McIntosh and Keith Dixon were two of the nine men charged with historical sexual offending in connection with Dilworth School in Epsom, Auckland. According to the police summary of facts filed with the High Court, McIntosh began teaching at Dilworth in 1971. The following year he was made master of a boarding house. He was also the Junior Choir master, an art teacher and diving instructor. McIntosh lasted eight years at the school. The police summary of facts, released to
Stuff, says McIntosh befriended a 13-year-old student and invited him to his home on school grounds after dinner.
A man who contacted Dilworth School about abuse he suffered as a child was told the chairman would only meet him as a courtesy - and that people making all