AUSTRALIA
7 News
ABC
BY ANTONETTE COLLINS
April 1, 2014
A former resident of the Bexley Boys’ Home in Sydney has urged the public not to give money to the Salvation Army because children have been damaged by child abuse under its care.
The Royal Commission into Institutional Child Sexual Abuse has been examining the response of the Salvation Army to claims by abuse victims.
Allan Anderson and his brother, who resided at the Bexley Boys’ Home from 1966 to 1971, were physically and emotionally abused during this time.
Mr Anderson was recently offered a $70,000 ex-gratia payment by the Salvation Army but rejected it because he did not believe there was a proper process in deciding on that figure.
Mr Anderson told the commission on Tuesday he was unhappy with how his claim was processed and urged the public not to give money to the organisation.
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