AUSTRALIA
Western Advocate
THE Australian public should prepare to be shocked, disgusted and saddened by the revelations of a Royal Commission into the institutional sexual abuse of minors.
The commission got under way in Melbourne this week, but already dozens of victims have told their haunting tales of abuse during public hearings in regional Victoria.
In many cases this abuse took place decades ago but, as the sight of grown men and women breaking down while giving evidence shows, their pain is still very real.
We have already heard from victims who say the appalling sexual abuse inflicted on them as children changed their lives forever.
Many have grown into adults leading dysfunctional lives, suspicious of others and unable to love.
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