AUSTRALIA
Northern Times
Aug. 19, 2013
THE Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse will be holding private sessions in Melbourne this week.
Royal Commission chief executive officer, Janette Dines said that more than 200 people have already told their story in private sessions across the country and more than 2500 people have shared their story with the Royal Commission over the phone or in writing.
“The private sessions are already contributing significantly to the Commissioners’ understanding of the nature and extent of the sexual abuse of children within institutions in Australia,” Ms Dines said.
“Many of the personal stories which the Commissioners receive report a level of abuse and mistreatment of children which will shock many people,” said Ms Dines.
“We understand how difficult it can be for people to come forward and talk about what happened to them,” Ms Dines said.
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