AUSTRALIA
Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
14 February, 2017
The Royal Commission’s report into Case Study 32 – the response of Geelong Grammar School to allegations of child sexual abuse of former students at the school – was released today.
The report follows a public hearing in September and October 2015 which inquired into the response of Geelong Grammar’s school council, principals and other members of staff to concerns raised about inappropriate conduct, or complaints about child sexual abuse, by teaching and non-teaching staff at the school.
The Royal Commission heard evidence from 13 former students at the school who told the public hearing they were sexually abused by staff at the school between 1956 and 1989. The mothers of two former students also gave evidence.
The Royal Commission heard that two survivor witnesses and their mothers reported the abuse to the school at the time it was occurring. These witnesses gave evidence that no action was taken by Geelong Grammar School and the perpetrators remained at the school.
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