AUSTRALIA
Daily Examiner
THE Right Reverend Keith Slater has resigned as Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Grafton.
Read Bishop Keith Slater’s full statement
Read the Diocese’s full statement
Bishop Slater said he accepts full responsibility for the incorrect management of claims of abuse alleging acts of physical, psychological and sexual abuse at the North Coast Children’s Home in Lismore.
The Bishop said the Diocese had adopted a Professional Standards Ordinance and Protocol in 2004 which outlines the obligations and processes for managing complaints of sexual abuse.
Initial findings from an audit in January indicated that the Professional Standards Protocols had not always been applied, specifically in matters associated with claims of abuse at the North Coast Children’s Home.
“I acknowledge that I was responsible for ensuring full compliance with the Protocol and that I failed in this duty,” Bishop Slater said in a media statement.
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