AUSTRALIA
The West Australian
BY ANNETTE BLACKWELL
March 27, 2014
A Salvation Army officer who was dismissed for abusing an eight-year-old girl in 1990 was allowed to rejoin, an inquiry has heard.
Three years after he admitted assaulting the girl, Colin Haggar rejoined the army which is only now conducting an internal investigation into his conduct following his forced retirement last year.
The second royal commission hearing into the Salvation Army, which opened in Sydney on Thursday, has also been told that abuse victims who went to the charitable group for help were not always believed.
Simeon Beckett, counsel advising the commission, said victims were offered payments varying between $5,000 and $100,000.
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