Though Ms Anderson is unable to utter his name,her testimony was crucial to the Monster being convicted one year ago for raping her and abusing three other residents in Yooralla's care. Police say there are likely to be other victims who have never seen justice.
Today,Ms Anderson again shows the remarkable strength of her character by identifying herself as a rape victim and speaking publicly about her experience. She hopes to encourage other disabled people to stand up for themselves and also wants an independent inquiry into why so many disabled and cognitively impaired Australians are victims of abuse or neglect.
"I can't tell you the amount of friends I lost because people weren't believing me or I'd go out and all of a sudden I'd have a flashback and be really quiet and wouldn't be able to say anything because the fear that people didn't believe me,"Ms Anderson said.
In her sentencing remarks,Victorian judge Felicity Hampel identified the huge power imbalance between physically or mentally disabled people and those responsible for their care.
"You called her[Jules] names,and caused her deep distress by threatening to put her pet bird on the barbecue,"Judge Hampel remarked.
"It is a cruel demonstration to her by you of her powerlessness,subjecting her to debasing and degrading words and conduct,and cruel threats to sexually assault her when you had her at your mercy."Ms Hampel also criticised Yooralla's handling of past complaints about Kumar's conduct.