AUSTRALIA
Sydney Morning Herald
Rachel Browne
The Salvation Army underpaid dozens of people who received financial compensation from the organisation for the alleged physical and sexual abuse they suffered in children’s homes, a royal commission has heard.
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse was told the Salvation Army’s two Australian territories have underpaid abuse victims by thousands of dollars.
A review of almost 200 claims in the eastern territory, which covers NSW, Queensland and the ACT, found more than a quarter were incorrectly assessed according to the Salvation Army’s own formula.
The review of claims from 1997 to 2014 found 134 male victims were paid a total of $5.8 million for alleged abuse in boys’ homes and 52 women received $1.4 million for alleged abuse in girls’ facilities.
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