Warning: This story contains mentions of sexual abuse and self-harm
A civil lawsuit has awarded a former Greater Victoria student $2.3 million for the sexual abuse he faced from a tutor as a child.
In a decision released on Jan. 29, Justice Simon Coval found the plaintiff suffered harm from the abuse that persisted through his childhood, stole his youth and innocence and caused long-term impacts that remain a heavy burden.
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