NUNS accused of abusing children at a
notorious Queensland orphanage refused to meet the victims as adults
because they feared not remembering what happened, a national inquiry
has heard. Up to five of the Sister of Mercy nuns alleged to have abused
children at Neerkol Orphanage were still alive in the 1990s, but many
were “anxious and nervous” about meeting victims.
As the Royal Commission into Child Sexual Abuse in Rockhampton nears the end of a two-week hearing, a former nun has recalled the reactions of the Sisters of Mercy alleged to have abused and humiliated children at St Joseph’s Orphanage at Neerkol, west of the city.
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/child-sexual-abuse-inquiry-neerkol-orphanage-nuns-nervous-about-meeting-victims/story-fnn8dlfs-1227315180680
As the Royal Commission into Child Sexual Abuse in Rockhampton nears the end of a two-week hearing, a former nun has recalled the reactions of the Sisters of Mercy alleged to have abused and humiliated children at St Joseph’s Orphanage at Neerkol, west of the city.
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/child-sexual-abuse-inquiry-neerkol-orphanage-nuns-nervous-about-meeting-victims/story-fnn8dlfs-1227315180680