AUSTRALIA
NEWS.com.au
Genevieve Gannon
AAP
April 03, 2013
ABUSE victims who have waited decades to tell their story have been asked to be patient as the royal commission into responses to child sex abuse begins the lengthy process of collecting information.
More than 5000 people are expected to approach the royal commission to share their experiences, commission chair Justice Peter McClellan said.
Counsel assisting the commission, Gail Furness SC, said the volume of submissions meant it could take some time for staff to respond.
“While I understand that people may have been waiting years if not decades to tell their story, I ask each of you to be patient,” Ms Furness said on Wednesday.
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