AUSTRALIA
ABC News
Thirty-two men from Ballarat, in central Victoria, will allege extensive physical and sexual abuse by members of the clergy in a submission to a state parliamentary inquiry.
The statement to the parliamentary inquiry into the handling of abuse by religious organisations details the experiences of 11 victims.
It has also been signed by 22 men who did not want to detail their abuse but who say the cases presented reflect their experiences.
The statement also names the alleged perpetrators of the crimes.
An author of the submission, Stephen Woods, says it lists an extraordinary number of physical attacks on children.
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