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	Probe into Claims of Sexual Abuse at Methodist Church By Micel Schnehage Eyewitness News February 9, 2010 http://www.eyewitnessnews.co.za/articleprog.aspx?id=32080 SOUTH AFRICA -- A much-awaited report on the welfare of children at the Central Methodist Church in downtown Johannesburg has recommended allegations of sexual abuse be probed. Eyewitness News revealed in September last year that young girls from the church, who attend the nearby Albert Street School, were allegedly given gifts by teachers in exchange for sexual favours. There were allegations teachers at the school lived at the church where the sexual grooming continued. Late last year the South Gauteng High Court appointed child rights lawyer Anne Skelton as the curator of children living at the mission. Skelton on Monday submitted her findings to the court. Most of the unaccompanied minors have since been removed from the church after news of the alleged abuse broke. The majority of them are in safe shelters while others are at the Soweto Community Centre.
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