Abuse commissioner addresses church leaders

In a speech to the National Council of Churches Australia, Justice Peter McClellan, who heads up the ongoing Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, noted the positive changes religious groups are already making to better protect children’s safety.
Justice McClellan gave a breakdown of the institution-related allegations of abuse that have been made during the inquiry. About 59 per cent of the 11,988 allegations made in the context of an identified institution relate to faith-based organisations. Out of the 7049 allegations relating to faith-based institutions, the Catholic Church was named in 4418 (63 per cent) cases, the Anglican Church 871, The Salvation Army 519 and the Uniting Church 411. Seventh-day Adventist institutions were named in 56 allegations.

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