AUSTRALIA
Sydney Morning Herald
Josh Gordon, Barney Zwartz
April 18, 2012
A WIDE-RANGING inquiry has been launched into sexual abuse in religious organisations after revelations some 40 alleged victims committed suicide.
The 40 were allegedly abused by members of the Catholic Church in Victoria but the inquiry will also look at misconduct in other churches, as well as Jewish organisations.
The Victorian Premier, Ted Baillieu, yesterday insisted the inquiry would be given sufficient powers and resources, including power to compel witnesses and evidence.
”We regard child abuse as abhorrent” … Ted Baillieu. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
”We regard child abuse as abhorrent and we will endeavour to do whatever we can to prevent it from happening and indeed bring those who are perpetrators of child abuse to justice,” Mr Baillieu said.
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