AUSTRALIA
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The Australian Salvation Army officials (Eastern Territory – Queensland and New South Wales States and the Australian Capital Territory) are due to appear before the royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse. The focus will be on four Boys’ Homes – Bexley, Box Hill, Riverview and Alkira. [The author was in Alkira.]
The Salvation Army claims it believes in restorative justice for its many victims. Time will tell if this is just more spin.
Under the signature of the Territorial head of the organisation, “major” Pete Condom, people are asked to: “Please join with me in prayer that those who testify will find some healing through this experience,” and finishes with “Please pray as we approach the hearing.” For what? That their reputation survives?
Condon also states that: “A working group led by Major Peter Farthing, Royal Commission Response Coordinator, and including Luke Geary of Salvos Legal, members of the Professional Standards office team, and Major Bruce Harmer, meet regularly to develop our best response. The Communications and Public Relations Team is also developing careful plans for media work.”
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