The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to
Child Sexual Abuse has so far referred 666 matters to police with a view
to prosecuting the offenders. The commission has received more
than 13,000 allegations of sexual abuse with approximately half of those
relating to faith-based institutions.
Commission chairman Justice Peter McClellan gave an overview of the figures during an address to the 14th Assembly of the Uniting Church meeting in Perth this morning. The speech marked the halfway point of the hearings which began two and a half years ago.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-07-15/child-abuse-royal-commission-chair-speaks/6621742
Commission chairman Justice Peter McClellan gave an overview of the figures during an address to the 14th Assembly of the Uniting Church meeting in Perth this morning. The speech marked the halfway point of the hearings which began two and a half years ago.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-07-15/child-abuse-royal-commission-chair-speaks/6621742
