AUSTRALIA
Gold Coast Bulletin
AAP
Sydney’s former Anglican archbishop Peter Jensen has apologised for the church’s past handling of child sex abuse allegations but says he probably would have made the same mistakes in an era when the impact of pedophilia was misunderstood by many.
Now-retired Bishop Jensen on Friday sat through the “absolutely heart-wrenching” evidence of a Sydney man who recounted four years of abuse by a leader at the Church of England Boys’ Society at St Ives Christ Church, which began when he was 10.
Simon Jacobs is in prison for his abuse of three boys, including this victim who cannot be named for legal reasons.
Bishop Jensen, who in his role as archbishop in 2002 apologised to the man, thanked him and his mother for having the strength to share their story.
Note: This is an Abuse Tracker excerpt. Click the title to view the full text of the original article. If the original article is no longer available, see our News Archive.