AUSTRALIA
The Australian
Children at Anglican children’s home in Lismore were physically and sexually abused by clergy and staff, Royal Commission is told
Jim O’Rourke
From: The Daily Telegraph
November 18, 2013
CHILDREN were beaten with pony whips and canes at an Anglican Church children’s home in Lismore, the Royal. Commission into child sexual abuse heard today.
Priests also performed sexual “cleansing” ceremonies on young boys, the opening day of the comission’s third public hearing in Sydney was told.
In his opening address, counsel assisting, Simeon Beckett, said children as young as five were forced to perform oral sex on older residents.
Mr Beckett said children were sexually abused by clergy, staff and fellow residents between 1944 and 1985.
The hearings will also hear evidence about how the Anglican Church handled allegations of abuse and violence and dealt with claims for compensation.
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