AUSTRALIA
ABC News
Child sexual abuse survivors from Ballarat who flew to Rome to watch Cardinal George Pell give evidence at the child abuse royal commission want the Prime Minister to commit to a redress scheme.
The Victorian group arrived home on Sunday after a crowdfunded trip to Rome.
“A lot of people might think this is the end of our journey. It’s not,” abuse survivor Andrew Collins told reporters at Melbourne Airport.
He said clerical abuse in Ballarat – including that by Australia’s worst paedophile priest, Gerard Ridsdale – and its long-term effects on victims highlighted the importance of supporting survivors.
“We call on the Turnbull Government to put into place the redress scheme that the royal commission has put forward,” Mr Collins said.
“The longer he holds off, the more people will die.”
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