This roughly tracks with anecdotal evidence I’ve heard from safeguarding officers in Australia. I have a family member who has been working with Catholic Schools for 30 years and in the entire time has had *one* case of clerical sexual abuse that entire time, and the incidents were reported from the 1980s.
This roughly tracks with anecdotal evidence I’ve heard from safeguarding officers in Australia. I have a family member who has been working with Catholic Schools for 30 years and in the entire time has had *one* case of clerical sexual abuse that entire time, and the incidents were reported from the 1980s.
Still plenty of sexual abuse going on tragically, but if it’s not mum’s new boyfriend, it’s a parent, other close relative or male friend, more than a few lay teachers. The most startling is the dramatic increase of cases of child-on-child cases in the last 10 years. Almost all involve exposure to pornography via smartphones or sometimes school issued tablets and laptops.
The battle is never over, but I think there is some hope that the hard work done to date is bearing fruit.
This roughly tracks with anecdotal evidence I’ve heard from safeguarding officers in Australia. I have a family member who has been working with Catholic Schools for 30 years and in the entire time has had *one* case of clerical sexual abuse that entire time, and the incidents were reported from the 1980s.
Still plenty of sexual abuse going on tragically, but if it’s not mum’s new boyfriend, it’s a parent, other close relative or male friend, more than a few lay teachers. The most startling is the dramatic increase of cases of child-on-child cases in the last 10 years. Almost all involve exposure to pornography via smartphones or sometimes school issued tablets and laptops.
The battle is never over, but I think there is some hope that the hard work done to date is bearing fruit.