AUSTRALIA
Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
12 April, 2016
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has just completed its 5,000th private session.
The 5,000th private session took place in Brisbane with a man in his 60’s who shared his experience of child sexual abuse in out-of-home care in the 1960s.
As well as completing its 5,000th private session, the Royal Commission has now made over 1,000 referrals to authorities, including police.
Private sessions allow survivors of child sexual abuse in an institution to share their story directly with a Commissioner in a private setting.
Royal Commission Chief Executive Officer Philip Reed said that private sessions are an essential and ongoing component of the work being undertaken by the Royal Commission, alongside public hearings and policy development.
“There is a great need for many survivors to be able to tell their story,” Mr Reed said.
“The Royal Commission acknowledges the courage of those people who have shared their story.
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