AUSTRALIA
Sky News
More than 100 new allegations of sexual abuse have been referred to Victorian police as a result of the state’s parliamentary inquiry into child abuse.
The final report of the inquiry says that as of November 6, 135 matters had been referred to the Sano task force, established by police to follow up specific allegations of child abuse raised during the inquiry.
The report says more referrals are expected as a review of submissions made to the inquiry continued.
‘As could be expected, the establishment of the inquiry and the task force … encouraged more victims to report abuse to the police,’ the report says.
Task force members attended all hearings, liaised with witnesses, gave assistance when required and in some cases the committee arranged for police to seek further information or clarification.
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