AUSTRALIA
Sydney Morning Herald
November 13, 2013
Melissa Iaria
AAP
The Salvation Army says it is ashamed and deeply sorry for the “brutal” abuse suffered by many children in its care.
The organisation, which operated a large number of children’s homes around the country between 1893 and 1995, apologised to victims and their families for abuse that happened under its watch.
“These offences should never have happened,” the organisation said in a statement.
“It was a breach of the trust placed in us and we are deeply sorry.
“The Salvation Army is ashamed of the abuse suffered by many children placed in our care during that time.”
A substantial part of evidence received by the Victorian abuse inquiry related to complaints of sexual, physical and emotional abuse in Salvation Army institutions from the 1930s to the 1980s.
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