BERMUDA
Bermuda Sun
Danny McDonald
Wednesday, April 09, 2014
More than a dozen members of the Anglican Church of Bermuda have been certified to prevent, recognize and respond to child sex abuse on the island.
The advocacy group Saving Children and Revealing Secrets (SCARS) provided the training to Bishop Nicholas Dill, along with current and retired clergy of the Diocese.
It became the island’s first church to ensure that a representative in each parish — 15 in total — had such training.
“Child sexual abuse is so often kept secret that statistics vary widely but what we do know is that it exists in Bermuda and is quite prevalent,” said Debi Ray-Rivers, SCARS executive director.
“Some research in the U.S. has shown that as many as one in four girls and one in six boys will be sexually molested before their 18th birthday, which means that no organization is untouched by this personally and socially-devastating issue.”
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