CANBERRA (AUSTRALIA)
Canberra Times
February 24, 2018
By Ben Schneiders
The pain of being raped or sexually abused as a child by a member of the clergy is forever wrought on the souls of survivors.
For many it is a daily struggle just to get by, their nights claimed by torment dating back decades.
Some are broken entirely, many have died early, their deaths often stemming from that abuse.
No single piece of legislation can rectify the crimes committed against children in Australia’s religious institutions.
But the new draft laws proposed by Victorian Attorney-General Martin Pakula are important in giving more power to survivors.
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