Mounting allegations have surfaced against teachers accused of grooming female students for sex in Sydney high schools throughout the 1980s.
Several alleged victims have reportedly requested leading law firm Maurice Blackburn to represent them in an explosive case against NSW Department of Education.
The firm, based in Sydney, has been formally instructed to act on behalf of several former students at Northern Beaches schools including Cromer High, Forest High and Beacon Hill High (closed in 2002), Nine News reported.
Mounting allegations have surfaced against teachers accused of grooming female students for sex in Sydney high schools throughout the 1980s (Forest High School pictured)
The case was reportedly at the point where the firm had ‘commenced correspondence’ with the Department of Education.
‘We are continuing to work through inquiries with respect to these matters,’ a spokesperson told the publication.
‘No formal claims have [yet] been filed with the court on any matters.’
Depending on the outcome of the case, the Department may be forced to make several compensation payouts.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Maurice Blackburn in relation to the matter.
Podcast A Teacher’s Pet, produced by The Australian, made explosive allegations a number of teachers were having sex with female Year 11 and 12 students, one of which was named as former Newtown Jets rugby league star, Chris Dawson.
Several alleged victims have reportedly requested leading law firm Maurice Blackburn to represent them in an explosive case against NSW Department of Education
Podcast A Teacher’s Pet, produced by The Australian, made explosive allegations a number of teachers were having sex with female Year 11 and 12 students, one of which was named as former Newtown Jets rugby league star, Chris Dawson (pictured with wife, Lynette)
Dawson became a physical education teacher at Cromer High School in 1979 when he allegedly began having sex with a 16-year-old student, Joanne, who later started babysitting his children.
Lynette, Dawson’s wife and mother of their children Shanelle and Sherryn, disappeared from their Sydney home in 1982.
On Monday, police conducted extensive searches on Dawson’s former home but discovered no new leads.
Dawson has never been charged in relation to his wife’s disappearance and maintains his innocence.
Dawson claimed sheran away from home to join a religious cult in remote NSW.
Dawson (pictured) became a physical education teacher at Cromer High School in 1979 when he allegedly began having sex with a 16-year-old student, Joanne, who later started babysitting his children
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