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25 November 2014

tackling sex abuse at religious, community groups must be implemented

Middle-aged men wept with joy. Women silenced by unspeakable crimes since they were girls raised three cheers for the Victorian Parliament a year ago, when I told survivors of child sexual abuse that bipartisan support had been secured to implement all recommendations from the landmark report, Betrayal of Trust.
Findings of the parliamentary inquiry revealed a cover-up that killed in religious and other non-government organisations in Victoria. Heinous crimes were exposed, blighted lives acknowledged and remedies agreed across the political divide. 


http://www.smh.com.au/comment/recommendations-on-tackling-sex-abuse-at-religious-community-groups-must-be-implemented-20141113-11lkcm.html#ixzz3JkTlo9gE