AUSTRALIA
ABC News
Across the Hunter Valley victims of child abuse by clergy and their families are welcoming news that after years of fighting, there will finally be a full national Royal Commission.
The wide ranging inquiry announced yesterday by the Prime Minister will investigate child abuse in institutions, such as schools, churches and foster homes, and look at how authorities responded.
Lake Macquarie woman Tracey Pirona, whose husband John was a victim of a paedophile Catholic priest and took his own life four months ago, has thanked all those who have pushed for a Royal Commission.
She says she never gave up hope that the community’s pleas would be heard.
“It’s just the people too that supported the petitions, online and out there in the community,” she said.
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