Salvation Army 'rented out' boys at Sydney children’s home in Sydney to paedophiles. Inquiry in child sex abuse hears that paedophiles were given access to boys at the dormitories A Royal Commission into child sexual abuse in Australia began hearing evidence into allegations of abuse at four Salvation Army homes for children between 1966 and 1977 Photo: ALAMY Boys at a Salvation Army children’s home in Australia were "rented out" to paedophiles who entered their dormitories at night, a royal commission into child sexual abuse has heard.
One boy was sent by a superintendent, Captain Lawrence Wilson, to the home of a husband and wife, who sexually abused him. Policies for handling reports of abuse » salvos.org.au/royalcommission/ Today’s Salvation Army has strong policies in place to protect children and it ensures those policies reflect that the protection of children is of the most serious of our obligations.
The Salvation Army employs former members of the Police force as full time investigators to ensure evidence gathered on historical abuse claims is handled correctly and shared with the authorities. Today's Salvation Army no longer runs children's homes and has strong policies to protect children in our care. All reports of abuse are taken very seriously by our Professional Standards Office. Information for former residents and other survivors » salvos.org.au/royalcommission/ You are here: Home › Support › Information For Former Residents And Other Survivors In December 2010 General Shaw Clifton, then World Leader of The Salvation Army, issued a formal apology to those who had been abused as children while in the care of The Salvation Army in Australia.
You can view the apology in full by reading this PDF. Commitment to Justice » salvos.org.au/royalcommission/ You are here: Home › Support › Commitment To Justice Commitment to Justice The Salvation Army remains committed to supporting former residents in whatever way we can.
As part of our commitment to justice we have been at all times transparently honest with the Royal Commission. Nothing is being concealed or held back. Our continued efforts to remain transparent and honest has encouraged us to make the announcements below to our key supporters and we openly share these with you. Message to all Salvation Army Officers, Salvationists, Employees and Volunteers from Chief Secretary Colonel Richard Munn Letter from the Chief Secretary Colonel Richard Munn.pdf.
Royal_Commission_Jan_Pipeline. Salvation Army statements on the Royal Commission in Pipeline Magazine » salvos.org.au/royalcommission/ You are here: Home › Media › Media Releases › Salvation Army Statements On The Royal Commission In Pipeline Magazine Salvation Army statements on the Royal Commission in Pipeline Magazine 6th January 2014 Commissioner James Condon contributed the following article in September 2013 for Pipeline, which is the Territorial magazine for the Australia Eastern Territory, explaining the role of The Salvation Army in the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
You can read this information for yourself in the PDF below. January 2014 Public Hearing » salvos.org.au/royalcommission/ The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has commenced a public hearing from the 28th of January 2014 into four boys' homes operated by The Salvation Army's Australia Eastern Territory during the period from 1965-1977.
The Salvation Army and the Royal Commission » salvos.org.au/royalcommission/ This year The Salvation Army is scheduled to appear before a number of public hearings of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
The Salvation Army is committed to being available to the public throughout the Royal Commission to provide whatever support we can. Former residents and other survivors may wish to visit our 'Support' pages for more information or to read the 2010 apology from General Shaw Clifton then the world leader of The Salvation Army.
Anyone who would like to report instances of abuse is encouraged to contact Salvos Care Line on1300 36 36 22 or by sending an email to our Professional Standards Office at pso@aue.salvationarmy.org You can read more by following the link below. Home » salvos.org.au. Salvos in disbelief over abuse: inquiry. THE Salvation Army reacted with disbelief and suspected people were money-grabbing when they began receiving complaints about abuse in their homes for children.
Major Marina Randall, who with her husband Major Clifford Randall blew the whistle on extreme abuse by two Salvation Army managers at a Queensland home for boys, said there was a naivety in 1999 about the handling of abuse allegations. She was giving evidence at a royal commission hearing into how the Salvation Army Eastern Territory responded to allegations of child abuse at two homes in Queensland and two in NSW. Mrs Randall and her husband were house parents at Alkira Home for Boys in Indooroopilly in Queensland from 1973 to 1975. The then young couple were shocked at what they witnessed - a regime under Captain Lawrence Wilson and then Captain John McIver in which children were brutalised.
Both said they decided to leave when a boy had his arm dislocated during a beating by Mr McIver. Salvos in disbelief over abuse: inquiry. Salvo child abuse 'extreme', inquiry hears. A Salvation Army officer in Sydney would send boys who were in care to the homes of adults to be sexually assaulted, an inquiry has been told.
The officer, Captain Lawrence Wilson, was moved by the Salvation Army between four boys' homes in Queensland and NSW between the late 1950s and 1977. Volunteering is ‘a way of life’ Volunteers around Australia will be recognised next week during National Volunteer Week.
Salvation Army Bunbury volunteers are part of a team of more than 40 and Gloria Stooke has been a volunteer, sorting and searching through secondhand goods, for more than 12 years. Mrs Stooke originally joined the Salvation Army Bunbury Corps when she started going to church and said that to be a volunteer was like being part of a big family. ‘‘For me volunteering is away of life — I find it satisfying and love giving back to the community,’’she said. Once a month the Salvation Army holds a jumble sale where they sell secondhand goods, with the volunteers coming in every Tuesday to sort through the goods. ‘‘We have a 6am start and sort through the clothes until it’s finished,’’ Mrs Stooke said.
Decades of unspeakable acts exposed. The Salvation Army has a lot of questions to answer. For almost three decades there were alleged rapes, floggings and punishments at their Dickensian boys' homes in NSW and Queensland. See your ad here Decades of unspeakable acts exposed. Salvo boy 'not' pedophile murder victim. Salvation Army victim vows to tell all. BUCKETTY: Abuse survivor ready to give evidence at the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sex Abuse. See your ad here Salvation Army victim vows to tell all Graham Rundle. Pic: Ryan Osland Source: Newcastle Herald.