ABUSED by my SCOUT LEADER

Nikita Gibbons, 18, Bendigo, Vic

Dumping my bags on the floor, I hugged my mum, Dalleen.

‘Did you have a good time, darl?’ she asked.

‘It was amazing,’ I gushed.

We lived in Gisborne, Vic, and aged 12, I’d got back from a Scouts’ trip to Sydney.

‘Glad to have you home,’ my dad, Ron, grinned.

I’d joined the youth club a year before and adored the outdoor adventures.

My parents were friends with one leader,