CAPE TOWN (SOUTH AFRICA)
IOL
September 1, 2020
By Robin-Lee Francke
The Anglican Church’s Safe and Inclusive Church Commission’s offer to assist the female priest who has been vocal about her alleged rape by a fellow member of the cloth has been accepted.
The commission, known as Safe Church, was established in 2019 and includes gender activists who have been campaigning to root out abuse.
Reverend June Major, 51, has alleged that she was raped in 2002 at the Grahamstown seminary by a fellow priest and has accused the clergy of doing nothing about the crime.
On Tuesday she released a statement stating she would be accepting the help of Safe Church extended last month.
“I have decided to accept your invitation to participate in the Safe Church’s process to investigate my allegations of rape and the Anglican Church’s role in protecting my rapist, who still ministers in the Diocese of Cape Town, resulting in my isolation and further traumatisation as a victim,” Major said.
She stated her reason for accepting the assistance was for justice to be served within the church, which operates in a country where rape and violence are prevalent.
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