NEW ZEALAND
Newshub.co.nz
December 4, 2020
By Matt Burrows
https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/12/abuse-in-state-care-inquiry-catholic-school-rape-victim-emotionally-recalls-principal-s-sexual-abuse-frustration-at-church-s-redress-process.html
Warning: This article discusses sexual abuse and mental health.
A rape victim has given evidence of the sexual abuse he suffered while at a Catholic school in the 1980s, emotionally telling a Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in State Care of his experiences and the myriad struggles he faced in the aftermath.
The man, identified only as John, spoke about the abuse, its impacts and the frustrations he’s experienced throughout the Catholic Church’s redress process on day five of the Inquiry’s faith-based redress hearing.
The hearing is focused on the redress processes of the Catholic Church, Anglican Church and the Salvation Army. The Inquiry is investigating the adequacy of these processes and what needs to be done to better support people who have been abused or neglected in faith-based institutions.
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