Hundreds of children were sexually abused at Salvation Army boys' homes in Queensland and New South Wales in the 1960s and 70s, the Royal Commission was told.ĭuring case study 5 - one of three case studies conducted into the Salvation Army - the Commission heard details of abuse at the organisation's boys' homes at Indooroopilly and Riverview in Queensland, and Bexley and Goulburn in New South Wales. Here is a snapshot of just a few of the institutions the Commission investigated: The Salvation Army The hearings were broadcast live online, giving everyone the chance to follow the Commission's work whether it was sitting in a capital city or regional centre.Instead, the Commission chose case studies by looking at how many people had reported abuse in a particular institution or group of institutions the availability of witnesses and documents whether the case raised systemic issues the need to cover a range of institutions and the requirement hearings be held in all states and territories.It was impossible for the Commission to hold hearings into all the institutions raised by survivors in private sessions.
Over 400 hearing days, 1,200 witnesses gave evidence.Most of the 57 case studies related to particular organisations and institutions, while others looked at broader issues like redress and civil litigation, criminal justice, out-of-home care and the harmful sexual behaviours of children in schools.Case studies including horrific stories of abuse were aired during public hearings held by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse from September 2013 to March 2017.Īfter five years of emotionally exhausting and confronting public hearings, the Commission will hand its report to the Governor-General today.
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