This week, the Australian public has borne witness to(目睹，见证) another devastating(毁灭性的，令人震惊的) string of sexual assault allegations(指控，指称). While the alleged perpetrators(犯罪者，施暴者) vary in age – some are as young as 13 – they have something in common.
本周，澳大利亚公众又目睹了一系列令人震惊的性侵指控。虽然被指控的施暴者年龄各异——有的年仅13岁——但他们有共同之处。
They are immersed(沉浸，使深陷) in elite(精英的，精英阶层) institutions like private all-boys’ secondary schools – places that can socialise(使社会化，使适应社会) entitlement, exceptionalism(例外主义，优越论) and impunity(不受惩罚，免罪) in those within them. Of course, to the extent(在……程度上) charges have been or are laid in these cases, those accused must be entitled to the presumption of innocence(无罪推定).
他们身处精英机构，如私立男子中学——这些地方能让身处其中的人社会化地习得特权意识、例外主义和有罪不罚的心态。当然，在这些案件中，只要指控已经或正在提出，被告就必须享有无罪推定的权利。
My thoughts are with(我的心与……同在) the girls and women who have alleged(被指控的，据称的) these crimes, and I wish them the best in the criminal process ahead, which we know is often traumatic(创伤性的，痛苦的) for victims.
我的心与那些指控这些罪行的女孩和女性同在，祝愿她们在接下来的刑事程序中一切顺利，我们知道这一过程对受害者来说往往是创伤性的。