Posts Tagged child sex abuse inquiry
Cases of Sexual Abuse Will Shock the Nation / Australian Regional Media
Posted by Voice of the Faithful in Clergy Sexual Abuse, Voice of the Faithful on September 17, 2013
More than 4000 people have reported allegations of child sexual abuse to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse since it began in January. In the first day of public hearings in Sydney on Monday (Sept. 16), Commissioner Justice Peter McClellan warned the stories the commission had already heard would shock the nation. The commission has already heard the cases of nearly 400 victims, with a further 449 waiting to tell their stories and another 1178 people yet to be assessed for private hearings.” By MyDailyNews.com of Australian Regional Media
Read the rest of this story by clicking here, and you may be interested in this editorial point of view from Australia’s Newcastle Herald, “Child Sex Abuse Inquiry.”
Australian Catholic Church Could Lose Shield Against Legal Action
Posted by Voice of the Faithful in Clergy Sexual Abuse, Voice of the Faithful on January 30, 2013
Victoria’s clergy sex abuse inquiry is likely to recommend at least six state laws be reformed to hold the Catholic Church to account, including removal of the legal ”shield” it has used to avoid being sued by victims. By Barney Zwartz, The Age
Sexual Abuse Allegations & Claims of Church Cover-up Triggers Australian Government Inquiry
Posted by Voice of the Faithful in Catholic Bishops, church reform, Clergy, Clergy Sexual Abuse, Statutes of Limitations, Vatican, Voice of the Faithful on November 28, 2012
After a string of sexual abuse accusations against priests and claims of a Catholic Church cover-up, Australia’s primer minister ordered on Nov. 5 a federal inquiry into allegations of child sex abuse in state and religious institutions and community groups, according to Associated Press. The extent of scandal for the Church appears staggering. Following are just some of the articles covering the crisis that have appeared since the announcement earlier this month (stories generally are listed chronologically beginning with the most recent) —
- Abolish Statutory time Limits in Child Cases: Archbishop
- Protecting the Abused from Further Trauma During the Royal Commission
- A Church in Need of Reform
- An Unholy Mess: Addressing Sexual About in the Catholic Church
- Church’s Clinic Shielded Pedophiles
- Victim’s Parents Shown Lack of Empathy, They Tell Inquiry
- Church Calls for Legislative Change to Mandatory and Police Reporting
- Legal Shield on Abuse ‘Must Be Axed’
- Church to Review Sexual Abuse Complaints Policy
- Victims to Be Able to Sue Church
- Advice to Bishops on Royal Commission from Bishop Geoffrey Robinson
- Catholic Church’s Secret Files
- Church Funding Pedophiles’ Legal Defense
- I Won’t Take Confession at All in Case a Pedophile Walks in, Says Father Chris Riley
- Politicians Say Confession Should Not Protect Abuse
- Bishop Hints at Possibility of Pedophile Ring
- Australia Orders Federal Child Sex Abuse Inquiry
- Vic Priest Speaks Out against Pell
- Australia’s Catholic Church Acknowledges “Shame” of Child Abuse
- Brothers ‘Pack Raped’ Boys
- Catholic Church Can’t Be Trusted to Conduct Internal Investigations: Parliamentary Inquiry
- Top Cop Attacks Catholic Church
- Clergy Abuse Inquiry Shockingly Shallow
- Pedophile Worked at Catholic School for Five Years
- Abuse Inquiry Effectiveness Queried
- Priest Pleads for State Action
Although allegations have been made in the past, Australia now feels the full impact of the Church’s worldwide clergy sexual abuse scandal.
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