This is a publication of Julian Knight‘s detailed formal complaint about Duntroon Bastardisation and related abuse that he suffered at the Royal Military College at Duntroon in Canberra, whilst he was enlisted in the Australia Regular Army (ADF) and enrolled for officer training as a Army officer staff cadet (Jan-Jun 1987).
Julian knight formally submitted his complaint to the Defence Abuse Response Taskforce (DART) on 26th November 2013. At the time and since DART’s inception, Leonard Roberts-Smith was the Chair of DART.
The original document is entitled ‘Complaint of Historical Abuse by former staff cadet Julian Knight (3204059) CSC No 5266‘.
This document has been obtained in good faith by this website directly from Julian Knight. It is highly detailed and specific in Julian Knight’s factual account of his experiences at Duntroon. It comprises 121 pages plus 176 pages of 36 supportive evidentiary attachment documents.
The content was drawn from Julian Knight’s earlier journalled accounts of his experience at Duntroon in 1987 and then later on 26th November 2013 his submitted ‘Personal Account’ (in prescribed format by DART) detailing the abuse he suffered in the ADF to the Australian Government’s delegated Defence Abuse Response Taskforce (DART). That ‘Personal Account’ document comprised somewhat fewer 94 pages and 13 supportive evidentiary attachment documents.
Julian Knight’s most recent documentation of his abuse whilst in the ADF includes more recently obtained supportive evidence.
We reproduce herein both a copy of his ‘Complaint of Historical Abuse‘ plus all the attachments.
Given the volume of pages, we do this in sections to facilitate ease of reading and downloading.
Julian Knight’ Formal Complaint of Historical Abuse (whilst at RMC Duntroon)
Well this is a serious and detailed account of a junior cadet’s initial experience at the Royal Military College (RMC) of Australia at Duntroon in Canberra. It tells of disgusting targeted physical and emotional abuse and bullying of one selected applicant who became a junior recruit at RMC Duntroon.
