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Five child sexual abuse survivors in Tasmania have told of the pain inflicted by a man they should have been able to trust.
Phillip James Scott, 69, has pleaded guilty to two counts of persistent sexual abuse of a child, two counts of indecent assault and one of rape.
He would often babysit the children whose ages ranged from five to 12, the Supreme Court in Hobart heard on Monday.
One victim was abused at her birthday party.
'Every birthday I went through was a reminder of what he did to me. I have never felt very good about being me,' she said in a statement read to the court.
The abuse occurred from 1972-97 and Scott was charged several years ago.
Victims as young as five have given their harrowing accounts of their torment inflicted by Phillip James Scott. He would often babysit the children whose ages ranged from five to twelve (stock image)
He was interviewed by police in 1997 and 2002 in relation to allegations raised by some of the survivors but
