How Could You? Hall of Shame-Australia-Frank Valentine

This will be an archive of heinous actions by those involved in child welfare, foster care and adoption. We forewarn you that these are deeply disturbing stories that may involve sex abuse, murder, kidnapping and other horrendous actions.

From Sydney, Australia, “The former boss of a young women’s institution who raped and abused girls and boys in the 1970s will spend the rest of his natural life behind bars.

In Campbelltown District Court on Friday, Frank Valentine, 78, was sentenced to 22 years behind bars, with a non-parole period of 13 years for 21 historical offences.

Valentine’s reign of terror started in 1971, less than a month after arriving to work at a Western Sydney institution.

Judge Nicole Norman said he treated his young victims with ‘disdain and sexual depravity’.

He was found guilty of sexually abusing a 15-year-old who was pregnant, and repeatedly raped another girl in the notorious dungeon of the institution, where he kept her for three days.

When another victim asked why he was sexually abusing her, Valentine said ‘you’re a whore, like all the others in here’.

The mother of a 25-year-old man who hanged himself in 1988 – two days before he was to testify against Valentine – was seen wiping away tears as the man was sentenced.

The man was 15 when he was sexually assaulted by Valentine, but the charges were dropped after his suicide.

In 1973, the then Public Service Board was concerned about whether Valentine should continue to hold a senior position in the department.

Despite knowing about the sexual abuse allegations, authorities instead moved Valentine around various NSW institutions for more than 20 years.

Outside the court his mother was seen hugging Steve Sibraa, 47, who is another one of Valentine’s victims.

Valentine allegedly raped Mr Sibraa when he was an 11-year-old ward of the state in Wagga Wagga, but he was acquitted of the charges in 1987.”
Evil child welfare boss, 78, who raped children in a dungeon at his young women’s institution will spend the rest of his life behind bars
[Daily Mail 5/24/19 by Alana Mazzoni ]

 

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