Salvos inquiry continues in Sydney

Brisbane Times
April 13, 2014

http://news.brisbanetimes.com.au/breaking-news-national/salvos-inquiry-continues-in-sydney-20140414-36lzd.html

A national inquiry into the Salvation Army's handling of child abuse allegations resumes in Sydney on Monday.

Over the past two weeks the royal commission into child sex abuse in institutions has heard how some victims of abuse in army homes in NSW and Queensland felt they weren't believed when they approached the charitable organisation with complaints.

The commission is also examining how the army dealt with officers about whom allegations were made.

James Condon, the Salvation Army commander in NSW, Queensland and ACT was questioned last week about the continued employment of one officer, Colin Haggar, who confessed to abusing an eight-year-old girl in 1989.

Commissioner Condon told the commission that in the early 90s he went with Mr Haggar to the Parramatta police station to report the assault.