AUSTRALIA
Sydney Morning Herald
Rachel Browne
Almost 1100 people alleged they were sexually abused as children in Anglican church institutions, according to new data made public by a royal commission.
The figures show for the first time the extent of alleged child sex crimes within Anglican institutions and have been described by church leaders as shocking and shameful.
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse analysed complaints received by Anglican authorities between 1980 and 2015.
Counsel assisting the commission Gail Furness SC told the first day of the hearing into Anglican institutions that the figures are “likely to under-report the incidence of child sexual abuse”.
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