AUSTRALIA
ABC News
By Thomas Oriti
The Salvation Army has expressed its sadness after the death of a victim of child sexual abuse at a home run by the organisation.
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse is examining Salvation Army boys homes in New South Wales and Queensland.
Cases in the 1960s and 1970s are the primary focus of the inquiry.
The Chair of the Commission, Justice Peter McClellan, opened today’s hearing by expressing his condolences to the family of Lewis Blayse.
Mr Blayse was abused as a boy in the Alkira home at Indooroopilly in Queensland and helped to raise awareness of the issue.
He died of a heart attack on Friday night.
“His experience led him to become a strong voice for the victims of child sexual abuse, and he contributed significantly to the community concerns which led to the creation of this Royal Commission,” Justice McClellan told the hearing.
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