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FIVE former wards of St Dominic’s Children’s Home have filed a sweeping High Court claim alleging decades of physical and sexual abuse while in the home’s custody.

They have asserted that the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port of Spain, the Attorney General, the Statutory Authorities Service Commission and a former supervisor are legally liable for the harm they endured.

The claimants say the abuse occurred between 1983 and 2006 and that they were unable to sue earlier because they were minors at the time and later suffered psychological conditions that prevented them from recognising the wrongdoing or pursuing legal action. They argue that equity requires the court to extend the limitation period, citing delayed awareness triggered by the 1997 Sabga Report, the 2022 Jones Report and recent psychiatric evaluations.