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DurinG tne tv.olv montho I hnvo utte~dcd Iarr ~~ttn

GirlEi Tr i.ning Schocl en cut h t' been rnade by r.mny girls t!lo.t

ei thor tho)' or other gi:.-la b ve been ei '."On a "baahinc;'' AB they call

it follo ing tlisbehavinur. l h~vc never 'lrl t:Jes::sed cuch r:l.ctreat~:~en<;

nor has r..ny othc:r sta!f m<1~bcr ctnted to me that the:~ have ..., .. et• a

girl hit. There nre r.any behnviour problerr.s rur.on~ the girln at the

tral.nint; cchool and the :individual girl is not nl c1ys reliable in

her atatc::: nts.

Houcver ab~ut late Au~uHt 19?2 sevoroJ girla cl.ioed

._IO_N ______ .....Jihnd t ec,n hit eo aeveruly hy Hr. l.on hnn tnc..t he:-

l~p '~'to.a aplit 1 her t-yc Gwollcn and her nightdrec:; "as covered in

blootl. I Sll~ hcr 0:1 th~ \''odn udny follc~linr. the Sun<.lny thnt tho

l.Ucidont Yaa onici to ha· .. ~ hapneucd. SJae hod bt':l:>a in t.hr: old

iEolatad de~~ntion quarters in Bethel cottage for tho provio~c

throe doya ~>.nd oa brought- dol:n to t;hc lounr,e ru.·ca ot Lh•• cottage

!"or thn l.n:ornc,.. . Her le i't oyc looked blnckcned nroun(l the lid:i

c.nd she had a 111 x 2" red l'!a.d. on her lt: it cheek . S!.e o: ia th~:Je

\"ere !rom havine been hit by Hr . ~:onaghan in the Dc~uty Zupc:::intcndcnt 1c

office on tbe ~~nday nighL. ~he said ehn had not been obln to open

her left oyo until the Xont.o; ~ '+ hnd been so Emoll(:n.

:.rounn the same ti IRO lt:aid to co that she

hnd he en t u .on to the Deputy's o:r I ice from the dorni tor:1 ir. her

ni~ht:dr" s tmc hit in the r+-n ch by ' ... !.onacl:;'ln vnd ,;bf' hnd wcr;

the ~ lo r frorn tho blou ._IR_P _____ _, o alGo Gtdct tn h \'~ Lecn

hit by 1r. Ho::wr:han.

Thoro t!ro co 1a y comi!l ntc by irls th t. l:.X·. Gil!oro hE-d

ctr cl 0 her r-' .l thnt ed to IUt' that thi& ccepted

tor tic ~ni~ nnd '1'1 l .

:r.o""tn. I h ~ b en ace in&

lOT llll C:ODt.eC'I. l er b lu::.-iour 8 IC

otlJ.tcd ilforu hnd + . 0 tht• · .. a1.t:.n ~oo. ls&,d i 'i he:-

abcut IRQ a! 0 n hit

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b; l!;. Gilford. Hucbers o! t:;irla s· l.d th t nll e;irlc who were

removed from normal routin~::l:l by Hr. Oilfo::-1\ ·m•re !lit once or t~vice

each occo.sion by him. Soce srld. he hit i.!hct:! o~ t!te face while he

was wearir.g a ring.

Hore recently I rc"~cr.tbcr IOU ltellins ce ohe had

been hit by l'r. Gilforct. Llo_v __ -.===::::!..l_w_ld_jiO;-;=W======;i""E~f~t-a_t_c_d_~ they '1ad been hit by both cer.. l LR_R ____ ....~I · ~..IO_Y ___ ___.I' IRS

~d ~.-IR_A ________ _,ia.re said to have been hit while pl;;..ced in

iaolat.ed dc.,;ention . I can :;ay t1wt all e;il·la who ho•re been

transferred fJ•om the t:-ainint) sci ool to the I:un.i tutio:-t for Girl3

at Hay di:-ect.ly have been said by otbt>r girls or h<we stated them-

solves thut they had been hit by .-t least one of the tr.o men .

Cirls have said th~t IRG lbas stood outside

a room in 1 hich Hr . Gilford had hit· a gil·l. There 1qas o rumour

that LIQ_E ___ --il hnd been assaulted by l!1· . Oil ford wben she 1-:a.s i.e

icol&.ted. det~:ntion and thil) hP.d forced her to divulga her correct

nams and a&e •

The previous nursing -istcr and l·r . Valentin~> !lave

exp::esscd tncir concern to me tha"t girl& were said t;o b~ hit as a

n.atter of couroo . I have said to Hr. Grecmham tha~ I hnve been told

of this by many {Iirls but he 3ai1l he had not bcec told by any of the

girls .

i"ost ~irls have believed that they \>·oul<l he assault.-c! if

they raisbehaved and 1vcrc not cwnre that the DP.partt~er. t di.d not allow

inmntefi to be struck. The frequency of Cvl!!!!le;~ts b;r rirls was sue!'!

thot. I can recall onl;v the rnoot notable clair.:s by the girls .

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