AUSTRALIA
Australian Associated Press, appearing in the Daily Mail
December 9, 2017
Hundreds of people may be charged with child abuse thanks to a royal commission that advocates say has already helped victims achieve some justice by uncovering the truth.
The five-year inquiry has referred 2559 matters to the authorities, mostly the police.
So far 204 prosecutions have been commenced.
Hundreds more are currently under investigation and hundreds are awaiting investigation.
However, the royal commission has cautioned that in many cases the matters may not result in prosecutions because the offender has died or there are other difficulties in commencing criminal proceedings.
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