Child sexual abuse in Australian Defence Force being examined in royal commission
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-21/royal-commission-to-examine-child-sexual-abuse-in-adf/7526026
Child sexual abuse within the Australian Defence Force over more than five decades is being examined by the royal commission at hearings that started in Sydney today.
The latest royal commission case study is focusing on the experiences of survivors of child sexual abuse at HMAS Leeuwin in the period 1960 to 1980, the Army Apprentice School Balcombe in the period 1970 to 1980 and ADF Cadets in the period 2000 to present.
The inquiry will also look at the “systems, policies, practices and procedures of the ADF and the ADF Cadets to prevent child sexual abuse and dealing and responding to concerns and complaints about child sexual abuse” according to the royal commission’s statement.