The royal commission should examine the actions of Victoria Police. Survivors of clergy sex in Ballarat are unhappy with the unexpected
announcement last week by the royal commission that hearings scheduled
for November will be held in Melbourne, instead of their home city. This
is not the only reason, though, for despondency, hurt and exasperation
in the Ballarat survivor community.
In 2011 and 2012, The Age published a series of important articles reporting on the premature deaths, including by suicide, of 43 men who allegedly had been sexually assaulted as children by since-convicted Catholic clergy paedophiles, including Gerald Ridsdale and Robert Best.
http://www.theage.com.au/comment/misuse-of-flawed-operation-plangere-report-cheats-victims-of-ballarat-clergy-sex-20150808-giujol.html#comments
In 2011 and 2012, The Age published a series of important articles reporting on the premature deaths, including by suicide, of 43 men who allegedly had been sexually assaulted as children by since-convicted Catholic clergy paedophiles, including Gerald Ridsdale and Robert Best.
http://www.theage.com.au/comment/misuse-of-flawed-operation-plangere-report-cheats-victims-of-ballarat-clergy-sex-20150808-giujol.html#comments