The head of
Australia's Anglican Church expressed sorrow and shame after a
government report published on Friday said close to 1,100 people had
filed child sexual assault claims against the church over a 35-year
period.
The interim report, which said most children were aged around 11 when they were abused, came a month after a high-level inquiry into child abuse was told the Australian Catholic church had paid A$276 million ($212 million) in compensation to thousands of victims since 1980.
http://www.reuters.com/article/uk-australia-abuse-idUSKBN16O0HK
The interim report, which said most children were aged around 11 when they were abused, came a month after a high-level inquiry into child abuse was told the Australian Catholic church had paid A$276 million ($212 million) in compensation to thousands of victims since 1980.
http://www.reuters.com/article/uk-australia-abuse-idUSKBN16O0HK