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Hobart Calvin Christian School Believes Child Abuse Claims Despite Decision Not to Prosecute

By Bianca Gurra
ABC News
March 4, 2017

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-04/calvin-christian-school-believes-sex-crime-allegations/8324992

A Tasmanian Christian school has declared it believes sexual abuse took place at the school more than 25 years ago, despite police ruling they can not take the matters further.

In March 2015, a former student at the Calvin Christian School south of Hobart made an accusation against a male teacher at the school.

The teacher left the school soon after the incident in the 1980s, and he is now believed to be overseas.

Christian Schools Tasmania (CST), the association that operates the school, released a statement saying it had spoken to abuse victims in relation to incidents alleged to have taken place in the 1980s and 90s.

In the statement, CST said their claims were accepted, and the Police and the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse were notified as soon as the issues had come to light.

"Christian Schools Tasmania commissioned its own independent investigation to try to determine if there was available evidence to warrant pursuing prosecution of the alleged offenders," the statement said.

"Police have recently completed their review of the investigation's reports, and have advised that the available evidence does not support further action on their part."

CST says it had reviewed and strengthened its own staff recruitment and management protocols, and policies relating to student duty of care.

It said a copy of the apology has been given to the royal commission.

 

 

 

 

 




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