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'We felt like a piece of dirt' - man who was abused in state care Andrew Mcrae Warning: Graphic content in this story might be distressing to some readers. A terminally ill man who spent time in state care and was abused says it is important that he tell his story to help stop the abuse of children continuing. Desmond Hurring, 60, is of Pākeha, Māori (Ngāi Tahu) and Aboriginal descent. He experienced sexual, physical and psychological abuse while at the Lookout Point Boys' Home and the Kohitere Training Centre in the 1970s. His problems started when he was sexually abused b...

Dominion Historic Collection/Stuff The security block in the centre of the Kohitere Boys' Training Centre in Levin on November 9, 1983. He was sexually abused by a family friend at 8 years old. He had been doing well at school and was bumped up a class for being an advanced learner, but his education levels began to fall after the abuse. He appeared in the Children and Young Persons Court three times, and was in and out of supervision before going to Lookout Point Boys’ Home in Dunedin. Hurring said he endured emotional torture. He was sexually abused by a staff member, and woke on fiv...