AUSTRALIA
Sky News
The impacts of the gross violations of children by Catholic clergy in Ballarat has been felt throughout the community, the royal commission chair says.
Justice Peter McClellan says a public hearing in Ballarat will hear the personal stories of a number of survivors as well as perpetrators of the abuse.
‘That evidence will describe the gross violations of individuals by ordained members of the Catholic Church,’ Justice McClellan said on Tuesday.Justice McClellan was told of the significant scale of the abuse in the Ballarat region during private sessions in the Victorian regional city.
He said the great suffering of many people extended beyond individual survivors to their families and friends.
‘The impacts have been felt throughout the community,’ he said.
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