When Carlingford High School chaplain David Hogg parked his car
at Miller's Point in an isolated area underneath the Harbour
Bridge on the evening of 29 July 1988, the 16-year-old year 11
student in the passenger seat thought they were going to discuss
the troubles she was experiencing at home.
But, the teen started to feel uncomfortable when the married
father-of-three, who was 20 years her senior, turned the
conversation to the subject of boyfriends. And moments later, the
Baptist youth minister was allegedly forcing himself upon her,
digitally penetrating her against her will.
The girl struggled to push him off, but couldn't. So, she
said, "I need to get something out of my bag." The
minister moved back off her, she reached for it, took out a packet
of cigarettes and lit one. Her actions "defused the
situation" and brought the
sexual assault to an end.
